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

Elliott Abrams (C, front), U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela, speaks after the United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a U.S.-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)