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Russia scores victory for ally Syria in UN vote cutting aid

by Associated Press
| January 11, 2020 12:05 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia scored a victory for its close ally Syria on Friday, using its veto threat to force the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution significantly reducing the delivery of cross-border humanitarian aid and cutting off critical medical assistance to over one million Syrians in the northeast.

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