Russia Blocks US Resolution on Western Sahara Amid UN Security Council Deadlock
Russia used its veto to prevent the adoption of a US resolution proposing the renaming of MINURSO and establishing Moroccan autonomy as the basis for negotiations in Western Sahara. The resolution received support from 11 UN Security Council members but was blocked by Russia, with three members abstaining. The MINURSO mission will end on October 31, 2026, if the resolution is not adopted.
Where Sources Diverge
One source mentions the US resolution received support from 11 members, with three abstentions, while another source does not specify the number of abstentions but notes the resolution was blocked by Russia.
The US resolution received the support of 11 members, with three members abstaining and Moscow opposing.
Russia blocked on Friday at the Security Council the American text that renamed MINURSO and established Moroccan autonomy as the basis for negotiations.
One source states the MINURSO mission will end on Saturday, October 31, 2026, if the US resolution is not adopted, while the other source does not mention the end date of the mission.
Without adoption, the mission will end this Saturday, October 31.
The UN Security Council did not adopt the US resolution on Western Sahara, despite it receiving the support of 11 members, with three members abstaining and Moscow opposing.
One source mentions the US resolution proposed renaming MINURSO and establishing Moroccan autonomy as the basis for negotiations, while the other source does not specify the content of the US resolution.
Russia blocked on Friday at the Security Council the American text that renamed MINURSO and established Moroccan autonomy as the basis for negotiations.
The UN Security Council did not adopt the US resolution on Western Sahara, despite it receiving the support of 11 members, with three members abstaining and Moscow opposing.
One source states the US resolution was blocked by Russia during a session at the UN headquarters in New York, while the other source does not specify the location of the session.
The UN Security Council did not adopt the US resolution on Western Sahara, despite it receiving the support of 11 members, with three members abstaining and Moscow opposing, during a session held at the UN headquarters in New York.
Russia blocked on Friday at the Security Council the American text that renamed MINURSO and established Moroccan autonomy as the basis for negotiations.
Sources
If Russia exercises its veto, today Friday, the UN Security Council did not adopt the US resolution on Western Sahara, despite it receiving the support of 11 members, with three members abstaining and Moscow opposing, during a session held at the UN headquarters in New York, which witnessed divergent positions on the political bases for resolving the conflict [...]
Russia blocked on Friday at the Security Council the American text that renamed MINURSO and established Moroccan autonomy as the basis for negotiations. A Russian counter-proposal remains to be voted on. Without adoption, the mission will end this Saturday, October 31. The Security Council did not adopt the American resolution proposal on MINURSO on Friday...