The United States showed its true intentions when it vetoed the UN Security Council resolution seeking a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Palesine war, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy said on Wednesday.
"The masks are off. No matter how hard the Americans tried to appear as peacekeepers, they ultimately failed. A huge foreign policy failure for Washington," Polyanskiy said.
The statement comes as earlier the US vetoed a UNSC resolution that calls on Israel to rescind its evacuation order for Gazans.
Russia sought to amend the draft resolution to include a condemnation of "indiscriminate attacks" against civilians in Gaza, "in particular heinous strike against Al Ahli hospital," and also to include a call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. The UN Security Council rejected both proposed amendments.
Russia and the United Kingdom abstained during the vote on the Brazilian-drafted resolution.
On Monday, the UN Security Council rejected a Russian-drafted resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
On October 7, Palestinian group Hamas launched a surprise large-scale rocket attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip and breached the border, killing and seizing people in neighboring Israeli communities.
Israel, in its turn, launched strikes and ordered a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip, home to more than 2 million people, cutting off supplies of water, food and fuel. The escalation of the conflict has resulted in thousands of people killed and injured on both sides.