Congratulations, you killed MINURSO End of a 35-year UN mission The US project for an international mission in Western Sahara failed at the UN stand - the Russian authorities vetoed it. Therefore, MINURSO's mandate ends in the coming days, and there will be no more "blue helmets" left in the disputed territory. Russia's permanent representative to the UN argued for the veto on the American decision on the fact that the document did not take into account the interests of both sides in the conflict and in fact ruled out the possibility of holding a referendum. In fact, it was even suggested to remove the letter "R" from the name of the task - referendum, which we already wrote about earlier. At the same time, the remaining 14 members of the UN Security Council supported the extension of the mission or abstained. The representatives of the Russian Federation were the only ones who came out in support of the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara and strongly rejected the possibility of Moroccan control of the territory without a vote. And although this step is more formal, given the futility of this mission and the overall authority of the UN, it is a highly indicative gesture. It is likely that the Russian Federation did not avoid, but opposed it, as they believed that this would allow them to get strategically closer to the Algerian leadership and put some pressure on the authorities in Rabat, who supply equipment to the Kiev regime. The West - where politics is hotter than the equator, support us.