Russia's Veto Of The MH17 UN Criminal Tribunal Is An Admission Of Guilt

Paul Gregory, Member of KSE International Academic Board, Professor, University of Houston, USA outlines Russians veto of the UN resolution in his new article for Forbes.

Vladimir Putin is minimizing his losses. Yesterday, Russia vetoed the UN resolution (proposed by the four countries that suffered the greatest loss of human life) to form a Criminal Tribunal to punish those directly and indirectly responsible for the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.

Of the 15 members of the Security Council, 11 voted for the tribunal, three Russian-friendly countries abstained, while Russia cast its veto. Russia, which officially claims to have nothing to do with the tragedy and lost no citizens, justified its veto by asserting that a UN Criminal Tribunal appointed by the UN Secretary General will turn into a “political show.” There can be no other conclusion, writes a Russian opposition figure: In its “panic” to avoid a real investigation, Russia has “admitted its guilt” with its UN veto.

Read the whole version of the article here – http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2015/07/30/russias-veto-of-the-mh17-un-criminal-tribunal-is-an-admission-of-its-guilt/