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

Elliott Abrams (L), U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela, talks with Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia, prior to a Security Council meeting 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)