(VOVworld) – Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin has said that Russia will veto a French draft resolution to allow UN officials to monitor evacuations from the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin (Photo: Reuters)

On Sunday, Churkin told reporter that Russia cannot support the resolution because it is a disaster, adding that Russia will set out its own oversight initiatives. Also on Sunday, Russia published a draft resolution on resolving the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo.   

France published its draft resolution on Friday, saying that the UN Security Council is warning of a worsening humanitarian disaster in Aleppo and tens of thousands of besieged people need to be evacuated. So far Russia has vetoed 6 draft resolutions on Syria since the conflict began in March, 2011.