Russia vetoes UN Security Council extension of MINURSO, ending 30-year Western Sahara peace mission

Russia vetoed the UN Security Council resolution to extend MINURSO, terminating the 30-year peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. Civilian and military personnel, including German soldiers, must withdraw within days. This removes the primary international buffer between Morocco and the Polisario Front, raising the risk of renewed conflict and shifting the diplomatic balance in the region.

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