He says China and Russia fear that if the Security Council feels empowered to address major human rights violations occurring around the world , eventually it could get around to Moscow and Beijing . The U.N. authorized intervention in Libya swiftly but Syria has been a different story . Russia and China are getting their diplomatic revenge ; they believe the Libyan intervention was over - interpreted . Other nations fear a Syrian intervention would help to destabilize a key Middle East country . Some countries are imposing their own unilateral sanctions against Syria .
The U.N. authorized intervention in Libya swiftly but Syria has been a different story . Russia and China are getting their diplomatic revenge ; they believe the Libyan intervention was over - interpreted . Other nations fear a Syrian intervention would help to destabilize a key Middle East country . Some countries are imposing their own unilateral sanctions against Syria .