141 members out of 193 vote in favour of the resolution, marking the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion. Read more at straitstimes.com.
UNITED NATIONS, United States - The United Nations voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to demand Russia immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the war with a call for a “just and lasting” peace.
The vote came after two days of debate during which Kyiv urged the international community to choose “between good and evil.” Despite its support from only a handful of countries, Russia has used its veto power to block any binding motions against it in the UN Security Council. “They are ready to plunge the entire world into the abyss of war” to maintain their own “hegemony,” Mr Nebenzya said.“I want to stress it: this war is not a ‘European issue’. Nor is it about ‘the West versus Russia’,” Mr Borrell told the General Assembly.China, India still abstain
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