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UN Western Sahara mission in limbo after US-Russia veto standoff
Original: UN Western Sahara peacekeeping mission left in limbo after US-Russia veto standoff
The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, MINURSO, has been left in limbo after the United States and Russia vetoed each other's draft resolutions at the Security Council, blocking renewal of the mission's mandate. The standoff highlights deepening US-Russia tensions spilling into the long-unresolved Western Sahara dispute, leaving the territory's monitoring arrangements uncertain and drawing concern from parties to the conflict.
Why now: A rare US-Russia veto standoff at the Security Council has disrupted renewal of a key peacekeeping mandate amid heightened global tensions.
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- UN Western Sahara peacekeeping mission left in limbo after US-Russia veto standoff · Middle East Eye
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