# Alert: Russia Veto Forces UN Pullout From Western Sahara,…

> Russia vetoed the renewal of the UN mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO) at the Security Council, so its mandate lapsed at 23:59 UTC on 31 October. The mission is now entering shutdown after 35 years of presence in the region.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T23:43:00.985Z
- Category: geopolitics · region North Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74267-alert-russia-veto-forces-un-pullout-from-western-sahara
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

This is a geopolitical development with little direct bearing on feed commodities, though it touches Morocco's phosphate trade and could add minor uncertainty to phosphate rock and fertilizer supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: neutral

## Sources

- hamerintel.com: https://hamerintel.com/data/alerts/28817

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