"We will intensify our work with a diverse range of partners outside the Security Council to bring pressure to bear on the Assad regime and to deliver assistance to those in need," she said.
"The Security Council has failed utterly in its most important task on the agenda this year," she added.
"It is clear that Russia only aims to give more time to the Syrian regime to crush the opposition," said France's envoy Gerard Araud.
"Refusing Annan the means of pressure that he asked for is to threaten his mission," Araud told the council.
Britain is "appalled" at the veto, said British ambassador Mark Lyall Grant, whose country took the lead in writing the resolution.
"The effect of their actions is to protect a brutal regime. They have chosen to put their national interests ahead of the lives of millions of Syrians.
More than 17,000 people have been killed since an uprising against Assad began 16 months ago, activists say. The Security Council faces growing criticism over its failure to take action.
Thats 5,000 more Syrians dead in 3 months. At this point I don’t think there is much of a discussion of what needs to be done.
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