Will Russia dig the US out of a diplomatic hole in latest ceasefire vote?

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Is today the moment the world's top diplomatic body comes together in a collective call for a ceasefire in Gaza? Or will messy, discombobulating and cynical geopolitics get in the way? Will Russia vote for an American resolution? At 9am New York time (1pm UK time) the United Nations Security Council will vote on a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Déjà vu? Yes. We've been here several times before. Resolutions over the past few months have used different constructions of the same sentences by different countries to find a form of word upon which all sides...