The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution extending for six months a key humanitarian aid corridor to northwestern Syria, with the possibility of another six-month renewal in January.
syria, condemning them for the attacks and what happened in syria. they got ten votes. russia vetoed it, china abstained. you also had donald trump do something that probably surprised the putin administration. and that is sending additional military hardware to eastern europe as a sign that the u.s. remains committed to nato, that the alliance will carry out its policy, building a force to thwart any russia action in the region. what how do you expect the putin regime to react? well, indeed, in fact, on the same day that mr. tillerson was in moscow, the russian acting representative of the united nations vetoed the syria resolution and made a very crude and vulgar speech in language more appropriate for a third-rate beer house than for the united nations security council. i know many felt a since of shame that such a person is representing our country and speaking on behalf. i say that for myself.
behaves. it was interesting that donald trump seems pleased at the u.n. when that syria resolution came to the table. about the same time that rex tillerson, rwas here meeting wih putin. china abstained. what donald trump is trying to do, trying to put russia into a corner, saying look one of your friend, allies, we are now making head way with them. you know, try, try to come to a table and see if we can come to arrangement to first fight isis on the ground in syria. and then, move on to that regime, that, you know, donald trump is very clear. he thinks he is a butcher and animal. paula newton in moscow. thank you for joining us. appreciate it. bring in cnn military analyst, general, general wesley clark, cnn global affairs analyst, kimberly dosier, good evening to all of you. generals thank you for your service. want to start with you, general clark. here is what secretary of state tillerson said today in russia. then we will discuss.
of course, the russians vetoed it. that pounded the ambassador to the u.s. to give her russian counterpart a piece of her mind. unfortunately, this was their eighth veto on the u.n. syria resolution, we want russia to use its influence over the assad redeem to stop the madness and cruelty we see every day on the ground. meanwhile and russia, secretary of state rex tillerson yesterday demanded the russians agree and abide by the disk accords before any improvement in the relationship with the u.s. can occur. until full progress is made under the accords, the situation in ukraine will remain an obstacle to improvement in relations between the u.s. and russia. meanwhile, back here in washington, he heard earlier this president reversing his position on nato which he once called absolute, sending another signal to moscow that the west will stand up to any further russian aggression.
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