The defeat of both the US-drafted and Russian-drafted resolutions left MINURSO without a mandate, marking an unprecedented standoff after 35 years of continuous UN peacekeeping operations in Western Sahara

From the articleCompeting US, Russia resolutions on Western Sahara defeated in UN Security CouncilAlso in Russia, US veto rival UN Western Sahara resolutions, leaving peacekeeping mission in limbo, UN Peace Mission to Western Sahara Hits Unprecedented Standoff