US has taken UN Security Council hostage – Moscow

Washington doesn’t reflect the body’s stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Russia’s envoy has said

The UN Security Council is being held hostage by US policy with respect to the ongoing struggle in the Middle East, Russia’s envoy Vassily Nebenzia has said during a UN General Assembly debate on Washington’s veto of Palestine’s bid to join the intergovernmental organization.

Moscow “deeply regrets” the decision made by the US...