Russia’s support for Iran’s proxy war in Yemen is further proof it’s enemy No. 1

By Sandeep Gopalan

Published March 10, 2018 5:01am ET

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Russia’s support for Iran’s proxy war in Yemen is further proof it’s enemy No. 1 — Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and President of Iran Hassan Rouhani, right. Following a Russian veto, the United Nations adopted a toothless resolution drafted by Russia merely renewing the previous arms embargo and piously expressing "grave distress" at the "continued deterioration of the devastating humanitarian situation in Yemen." (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) | (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The Russians have done it again. They have castrated the United Nations and reduced the organization to irrelevance in exactly the type of situation it was created for.

On Feb. 28, Russia defied the U.S. and 10 other states at the U.N. Security Council in vetoing a resolution that would have held Iran accountable for its proxy war in Yemen.

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