Russia vetoes bid to set up tribunal for downed flight MH17

[Bosonic]

Source: Reuters

UNITED NATIONS: Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Wednesday that would have set up an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysia Airlines passenger airliner last year in eastern Ukraine.

Eleven countries on the 15-member council voted in favor of the proposal by Malaysia, Australia, the Netherlands and Ukraine, while three countries abstained: China, Angola and Venezuela.

Flight MH17 was shot down in July 2014 with 298 passengers on board, two-thirds of them Dutch. It crashed in Ukrainian territory held by Russian-backed separatists.

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[cstanleytech]

1. This is why imo the veto power is BS and needs to be changed so that

nothing can be vetoed unless 3 of the veto power countries agree to veto it.
Right now it seems to be abused alot by the countries with this power as they can kill off anything they please be it Russia in this case or the US when it comes to protecting Israel.

[ColesCountyDem]

4. It only requires one 'no' vote from a permanent member to veto a resolution. n/t

[cstanleytech]

6. Yes I know and I disagree that a single veto can have that much power because

it renders the whole council worthless imo as it will never allow for anything to be done to any country on the council who has that power or whos want to use it to shield a close ally like the US does for Israel.

[ColesCountyDem]

7. I'm sorry. I misread what you wrote.

Had a brain cramp.

[cstanleytech]

8. Been there, done that. nt

[NuclearDem]

2. Why wouldn't they want the tribunal?

I mean, it was Ukraine that shot down MH17, and Russia would surely want to hold the Ukrainian Neo-Nazis accountable in front of the whole world, right?

[awoke_in_2003]

10. Clearly it was the Ukraine that shot it down...

It is not like Russia invaded them or anything.



just in case. Seriously, why else would Russia block this?

[Charles de Gaudless]

3. Sorry, Vlad

But you don't have Ogarkov anymore!

[geek tragedy]

5. if Russia has this great evidence that it was someone other than

their proxy thugs, why are they afraid of a tribunal?

Maybe some idiot will be along to quote Robert Parry's attempt to spin it

[Telcontar]

9. The veto keeps everyone in the process tho

You can't dictate to a world power. That's what the veto recognizes. Either you have a veto or a nuclear armed state saying fick you, make me. Veto is at least politer

[Blue_Tires]

11. Paging Robert Parry...

[Adrahil]

15. He's awaiting his talking points from his master.... Nt

[uhnope]

12. Disgusting but typical of the Putin regime

[Turbineguy]

13. Ted Bundy

would have done the same thing.

[Blue_Tires]

14. Putin was of course for it before he was against it:

https://twitter.com/noclador/status/626520358233972737