The United Nations voted overwhelmingly 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. | AFP
The resolution reaffirmed support for Ukraine’s “sovereignty” and “territorial integrity,” rejecting any Russian claims to the parts of the country it occupies.
Instead, the UN General Assembly has taken up the issue, displaying solid support for Kyiv in successive votes. “They are ready to plunge the entire world into the abyss of war” to maintain their own “hegemony,” Nebenzya said.“I want to stress it: this war is not a ‘European issue’. Nor is it about ‘the West versus Russia’,” Borrell told the General Assembly.China, Russia still abstain
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