Russia abstains from US-backed Africa UN vote

Moscow has argued that the resolution is “unlikely” to help find a mutually acceptable solution to the Morocco-Western Sahara conflict

Russia has abstained from voting on a Security Council resolution to extend the mandate of the UN mission set up to organize a referendum in Western Sahara, which seeks independence from Morocco.

On Thursday, the UN Security Council (UNSC) renewed the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara...