UN Security Council rejects U.S., Russian resolutions on Venezuela

U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams (R, front) and British Ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce (L, front) vote against a Russia-drafted resolution on Venezuela at the UN headquarters in New York, Feb. 28, 2019. The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to adopt two competing draft resolutions on Venezuela, sponsored by the United States and Russia respectively. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)