Russia Vetoes UN Resolution on Crimeas Future Posted: Sat 10:06 PM, Mar 15, 2014 By: Associated Press FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 file photo Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and French actor Gerard Depardieu, left, attend the Russian Museum, in St. Petersburg. Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has been sparring with his native country over taxes, has been granted Russian citizenship. A brief announcement on the Kremlin website said President Vladimir Putin signed the citizenship grant on Thursday Jan. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool) FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 file photo Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and French actor Gerard Depardieu, left, attend the Russian Museum, in St. Petersburg. Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has been sparring with his native country over taxes, has been granted Russian citizenship. A brief announcement on the Kremlin website said President Vladimir Putin signed the citizenship grant on Thursday Jan. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool) Ads by RemarkitAd Options UNITED NATIONS - Britains U.N. Ambassador says the Security Council has sent Russia a resounding message that it stands isolated in the international community. Russia today vetoed a resolution declaring tomorrows referendum on the future of Ukraines Crimean Peninsula illegal. The veto was expected, but supporters of the U.S.-sponsored resolution put the resolution to a vote to show the strength of opposition to Moscows takeover of Crimea. Thirteen nations voted yes, while China abstained in a show of Moscows isolation. The resolution would have reaffirmed the councils commitment to Ukraines sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity.
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