The US has presented a draft resolution at the United Nations (UN) Security Council calling for international aid deliveries and a presidential vote in Venezuela, triggering a Russian counter-proposal.

While no date has yet been set for a vote on the American draft, and negotiations were ongoing, Russia was likely to use its veto power to block it as part of its support of Nicolas Maduro’s regime, diplomats said.

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