Russia, China Veto UN Security Council Vote on North Korea Sanctions

Members of the U.N. Security Council gather for a meeting on Sept. 27, 2018, at the United Nations in New York. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images

Russia and China on May 26 vetoed a vote pushed by the United States to strengthen sanctions on North Korea, dividing the United Nations Security Council for the first time since 2006.

The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13–2 and followed a string of ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang.