Western governments and Russia have clashed at the UN Security Council even while the Syrian government presses ahead with its military offensive against rebel-held areas of Aleppo.
The UN Security Council voted on Saturday on two rival resolutions on the fighting, one drafted by France calling for an end to air strikes and a second by Russia that urged a ceasefire but made no mention of halting the bombings.
Russia vetoed the French-drafted resolution that would have demanded an immediate end to air strikes and military flights over Syria's second largest city and for a truce along with humanitarian aid access throughout the country.
It is the fifth time Russia has vetoed a UN resolution on Syria during the more than five-year conflict.
The previous four times Russia was backed by China, but on Saturday China abstained from the vote.
Eleven of the 15 council members voted in favour of the draft resolution.
A UN resolution needs 9 votes in favour and no vetoes to be adopted.
The veto powers are the US, France, Britain, Russia and China.
After Russia's veto, the council moved to the second vote on the Russian-drafted text, but it failed to gather enough votes to pass.
The UN Security Council voted on Saturday on two rival resolutions on the fighting, one drafted by France calling for an end to air strikes and a second by Russia that urged a ceasefire but made no mention of halting the bombings.
Russia vetoed the French-drafted resolution that would have demanded an immediate end to air strikes and military flights over Syria's second largest city and for a truce along with humanitarian aid access throughout the country.
It is the fifth time Russia has vetoed a UN resolution on Syria during the more than five-year conflict.
The previous four times Russia was backed by China, but on Saturday China abstained from the vote.
Eleven of the 15 council members voted in favour of the draft resolution.
A UN resolution needs 9 votes in favour and no vetoes to be adopted.
The veto powers are the US, France, Britain, Russia and China.
After Russia's veto, the council moved to the second vote on the Russian-drafted text, but it failed to gather enough votes to pass.
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