Russia, China Have Blood on Their Hands After Veto on Syria Cross-Border Aid: Pompeo

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media at the conclusion of the Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East on February 14, 2019 in Warsaw, Poland. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said Russia and China had blood on their hands after the two countries used a veto of a UN Security Council resolution to block cross-border aid deliveries from Turkey and Iraq to millions of Syrian civilians.

“The Russian Federation’s and China’s veto yesterday of a Security Council resolution that allows for humanitarian aid to reach millions of Syrians is shameful,” Pompeo said in a statement.