Emissaries from nearly 70 nations have taken the floor at the U.N. to condemn Russia’s actions toward Ukraine and plead for diplomacy. The comments represent the broadest forum of global sentiment since the crisis escalated this week.
At the General Assembly meeting earlier Wednesday, Russia and ally Syria defended Moscow’s moves. But even China, which usually takes Russia’s side at the U.N., spoke up for the world body’s longstanding principle of respecting countries’ sovereignty and internationally recognized borders, while not mentioning Russia by name., the 193-member General Assembly didn’t take any collective action.
Countries from Guatemala to Turkey to Japan condemned Russia’s embrace of the separatist regions’ independence claims or voiced support for Ukraine.U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield exhorted countries “to get off the sidelines.” “There is no middle ground here. Calling for both sides to de-escalate only gives Russia a pass. Russia is the aggressor here,” she said.
Thomas-Greenfield warned that the confrontation could spiral into a refugee crisis, estimating that as 5 million people could be displaced and could make food prices spike in developing countries where Ukraine supplies wheat.
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