Washington quickly dismissed the Russian draft resolution as a ploy to divert attention from the fact Moscow had yet to pull out of Georgian territory outside two breakaway regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as promised in a French-brokered cease-fire agreement signed last month, reported by Reuters.
Carolyn Vadino, a spokeswoman for the U.S. mission to the United Nations, said the resolution was "just an attempt by Russia to divert attention from its real obligation" -- to withdraw from parts of the country outside the rebel areas.
Western diplomats said the U.S. and European Union delegations on the council were against any kind of arms embargo against Georgia, which they see as a victim of Russian aggression and plans to expand Russia's borders.
Vadino also called on Moscow to "to allow civilian and humanitarian access to all parts of Georgia." A U.N. spokeswoman said on Monday that a U.N. food aid convoy was not allowed to pass through a checkpoint near the city of Gori, which was hard hit by the war.
It was not clear if Washington or the European council members would back the idea. Apart from Russia, only Nicaragua has recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.