Russia floats rival UN resolution on Syria
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BEIRUT - Russia is calling for a vote Saturday on a UN resolution it proposed urging immediate implementation of the US-Russia cease-fire agreement, particularly in Aleppo.
However, the resolution makes no mention of a halt in bombing over the besieged Syrian city that a rival French resolution demands.
In a last-minute move, Russia introduced its draft resolution to the Security Council on Friday and called for a vote in 24 hours without any negotiations on the text.
The UN Security Council will therefore be voting Saturday afternoon first on the French draft and then on the Russia draft -- and what is likely to happen is a Russian veto of the French draft and a veto of the Russian draft by France and its Western allies.
