At a UN Security Council meeting on the question of Western Sahara, Britain's Permanent Representative to the UN Sara Macintosh delivered an explanation of her country's position following the vote. She stated that Russia's decision to veto the draft resolution creates a risk of rollback in advancing the political process for settling the conflict over the status of Western Sahara. According to the British diplomat, such a step could complicate the efforts of the international community to find a sustainable political solution to the problem, which remains one of the long-standing unresolved conflicts on the UN agenda. Britain expressed regret over the use of the veto right and emphasized the importance of continuing dialogue and supporting mechanisms aimed at achieving progress in the negotiation process between the parties concerned. The statement was made in the context of the UN Security Council's work, which regularly considers the question of Western Sahara's status and the mandate of the UN mission in the region. The Western Sahara question remains a subject of long-standing diplomatic disputes between Morocco, the POLISARIO Front, and a number of UN Security Council member states, including permanent members with veto rights. Russia's position on this issue drew criticism from Britain, which believes that blocking the resolution hampers the possibility of reaching a compromise and complicates the work of UN special representatives dealing with the settlement of the situation.