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The vote adds to Israel’s isolation at the General Assembly; The Economist’s judgment that it reflects weakening U.S. influence at the UN.
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UN vote characterized as evidence of Israeli isolation and reduced U.S. influence
The vote adds to Israel’s isolation at the General Assembly; The Economist’s judgment that it reflects weakening U.S. influence at the UN.
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UN vote characterized as evidence of Israeli isolation and reduced U.S. influence
“The Economist said the UNGA vote also ‘undermines America's weakening clout’ at the UN.”
The vote adds to Israel’s isolation at the General Assembly; The Economist’s judgment that it reflects weakening U.S. influence at the UN.
Open source reportRussian veto is linked to end of UN monitoring of North Korean sanctions violations
The UN is no longer monitoring the sanctions violations that helped supply North Korea with kit for building missiles like this, thanks to a recent Russian veto on a motion to extend the monitoring program. Some analysts linked Russia's veto to an weapons procurement agreement between Moscow and Pyongyang.
A Russian veto prevented extension of a UN monitoring program for sanctions violations involving North Korea. It adds that unnamed analysts connected the veto to an arms-procurement arrangement between Moscow and Pyongyang.
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