Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Cyprus on Wednesday, three days before the referendum on the island’s reunification takes place.
The resolution, backed by the UK and US, outlined plans for a new peacekeeping operation, if both sides accept a UN peace plan for the island.
But Russia felt that the adoption of this resolution just before the referendum takes place, would put outside pressure on the Cypriots, and said that matters included in the draft necessitated t...
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