South Africa abstained from a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Russia for its holding of referendums in four occupied Ukrainian provinces last month before annexing them to Russia.
Wednesday’s United Nations General Assembly vote means South Africa has abstained from every UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including one in April when Russia was suspended from the UN Human Rights Council.
It noted that the regions had been “under the temporary military control of the Russian Federation, as a result of aggression, in violation of the sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine…” South Africa’s partners in the BRICS bloc voted in different ways. China also abstained from the resolution, Brazil voted for it while India did not vote at all. Twenty-seven African countries voted for it and none against, while 15 abstained and the rest did not vote.
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