141 of the 193 member states of the United Nations have supported the condemnation resolution, which is not binding. It has only received five votes against (Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea and Eritrea) and 35 abstentions.
The UN General Assembly approved this Wednesday a resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukrainewith the support of 141 of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
The text “deplores” the Russian aggression against Ukraine and “demands” Moscow to put an end to it and immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from the neighboring country.
The resolution, which is not binding, received only five votes against (Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea and Eritrea) and 35 abstentions.
The result of the vote has been received standing and with applause by a majority of the General Assembly, which has been meeting since Monday in a special emergency session after Russia vetoed a similar text in the Security Council.
In response to this blockade, the West went to the General Assembly – where there are no vetoes – to denounce Moscow’s actions and, above all, show its isolation on the international scene.
EU: “The Russian government is increasingly alone”
After continuous negotiations in recent days led by the US, European countries and Ukraine itself, the resolution has been co-sponsored by almost a hundred countries and has finally received 141 in favor, while only four countries have joined Russia in the “no”.
Meanwhile, 35 states have opted for abstention (among which stand out China, Cuba, India or South Africa) and twelve have decided not to participate in the vote (including Venezuela, Morocco or Ethiopia).
“The Russian government is increasingly alone”, the ambassador of the European Union to the UN stressed immediately after the vote, Olof Skogwho has described the vote as “historic”.
The American representative, Linda Thomas Greenfieldstressed that “today the world has spoken with a clear and united voice” against an “unjustified” and “inadmissible” war.
The Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterresstressed that the General Assembly has sent a message “loud and clear: stop hostilities in Ukraine now, silence the weapons now, open the door to dialogue and diplomacy now”.
Source: Eitb
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