Russia’s Reasons for UN Veto

... sovereignty and that interveners are not guided by selfish ends. Unlawful exercise of humanitarian interventions might pose a threat to Russia causing the spillover effect... ... Military intervention in Syria might be really expensive and neither Europe nor the USA have extra money on such engagement with Syria. Obama needs to pay his campaign... ... conclusions, but even though it seems that humanitarian intervention worked out in Libya, we still should keep in mind that Syria is a much more complex and troubled country...