UN Security Council rejects Russian call for biological weapons probe

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya (Craig Ruttle/AP/PA)

The UN Security Council has overwhelmingly rejected Russia’s attempt to establish a commission to investigate its unfounded claims that Ukraine and the United States are carrying out “military biological” activities that violate the convention prohibiting the use of biological weapons.

Russia got support only from China in the vote, with the US, Britain and France opposing the Russian resolution and the 10 other council nations abstaining.