The political scientist assessed the consequences of Russia and China blocking the US initiative in the UN Security Council.

The decision of Russia and China to block the US initiative in the UN Security Council will not lead to a noticeable deterioration in relations with Western countries, as they are already in a state of serious geopolitical confrontation. Political scientist and publicist Georgy Dibrov told Izvestia on March 4.

According to him, the UN Security Council remains one of the key platforms for international political confrontation. In these circumstances, Moscow and Beijing have been demonstrating solidarity for a long time in countering the escalation of conflicts and increasing pressure on individual states.

Dibrov noted that the adoption of the US March initiative could worsen the situation in the Middle East. In his opinion, additional economic sanctions against Iran against the background of military operations and bombing could not only increase political and economic pressure on the country, but also provoke a serious humanitarian crisis.

"If the US program had been approved, it would have effectively legalized the illegal actions of the Western coalition in the region," the expert believes.

He also noted that Western countries, including the United States, Britain and France, are seeking to increase economic pressure on Iran using sanctions mechanisms. However, in the current circumstances, conducting a large-scale ground operation against the country is an extremely difficult task, therefore other forms of pressure can be used.

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Moscow and Tehran have the same principled approaches on Syria.

According to the political scientist, the decision of Moscow and Beijing may be a signal to the countries of the so-called "Global South" about the need to consolidate efforts to prevent further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

At the same time, Dibrov considers it unlikely that blocking the American initiative will lead to serious diplomatic consequences for Russia and China. He noted that Western states are already conducting large-scale economic and political pressure on Moscow and Beijing, so additional measures are unlikely to radically change the situation.

The expert also pointed out that the tension around the Middle East crisis can be used by Western countries to strengthen allied discipline. In particular, demands on allies to increase defense spending may increase within NATO.

"Any American initiatives will not be blocked because there are other topics of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Russia, China and the United States. Russia and China have always demonstrated a constructive approach to conflict resolution, advocating the rule of law and spreading the ideas of humanism in the world," the political scientist concluded.

On March 3, the Telegram channel of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the organization reported that Russia and China jointly opposed the adoption of the work program of the American presidency of the UN Security Council in March 2026. Moscow and Beijing did not accept the inclusion of the 1737 Security Council Committee briefing on "sanctions" against Iran on the agenda.

On December 31, Russia's permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Dmitry Polyansky explained that Russia intends to prevent the restoration of sanctions mechanisms against Iran in the UN Security Council, since the countries of the "eurotroika", which includes Great Britain, Germany and France, have lost the right to use the "snapback" sanctions mechanism on Iran. the nuclear program.

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