UN schedules vote on new Syria resolution
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Russia remained at loggerheads with the US and its European allies ahead of a scheduled vote Wednesday afternoon on a new Syria resolution and there appeared to be little hope that the UN's most powerful body would unite behind a plan to end the 17-month civil war in the Mideastern country.
The key stumbling block is the Western demand for a resolution threatening non-military sanctions and tied to Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter, which could eventually allow the use of force to end the conflict in Syria.Russia has said it will veto any Chapter 7 resolution, but council diplomats said there is still a possibility of last-minute negotiations. (AP)
