UNGA resolution: The United Nations General Assembly “overwhelmingly” demanded Moscow to withdraw from Kyiv “immediately,” with a call for “just and lasting” peace. India and China were among 32 nations that abstained in the assembly while 141 voted in favour of the resolution. Seven nations voted against it.
The resolution also demanded the Russian Federation to “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders,” and called “for a cessation of hostilities.”
“Today, United Nations General Assembly has just spoken very clear,” said European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. “This vote shows that the international community stands with Ukraine.”
Choose ‘between good and evil’
The resolution reaffirmed support for Ukraine’s “sovereignty” and “territorial integrity.” The vote comes after two days of debate where Kyiv urged the international community to choose “between good and evil.”
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi during the debate said, “next year, we should not meet here to mark the second anniversary of this senseless war of aggression.”
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said, “Russia can and must stop, tomorrow.”
However, Russia dismissed the resolution and its representative Vasily Nebenzya callied Ukraine “neo-Nazi” and accused the West of sacrificing the country and the development of world in their desire to beat Moscow.
“They are ready to plunge the entire world into the abyss of war” to maintain their own “hegemony,” Nebenzya said.
China, India still abstain
The vote showed India and China had not been swayed to outright condemn Moscow’s invasion, even while both have criticized Moscow’s threats to deploy nuclear weapons in the conflict.
Before the vote Dai Bing, China’s deputy representative at the United Nations, took a neutral stance, calling on both sides to cease fighting and enter peace talks.
“We support Russia and Ukraine moving towards each other, resuming direct dialogue as soon as possible,” he said.
But he also gave voice to one of Russia’s justifications for the invasion, that its own security was under threat by Ukraine’s tilt toward Western Europe and NATO.
Any settlement, he said, should give “due regard to … the reasonable security concerns of all countries, thereby properly addressing their legitimate security aspirations.”
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