The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding that Russia withdraw its troops from the territory of Ukraine. Photo: Internet On February 23, at an extraordinary special session, delegates of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the urgent need to achieve a “comprehensive, just, and lasting” peace in Ukraine in accordance with the […]
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The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding that Russia withdraw its troops from the territory of Ukraine.
Photo: Internet
On February 23, at an extraordinary special session, delegates of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the urgent need to achieve a “comprehensive, just, and lasting” peace in Ukraine in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter.
The extraordinary special session of the General Assembly took place on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Members of the General Assembly demanded that “the Russian Federation immediately, completely, and unconditionally withdraw all its armed forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders” and called for an end to hostilities.
A total of 141 countries voted in favor of the resolution, while 32 countries abstained and seven voted against: Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, Russia, and Syria.
Among those who abstained were Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Armenia, and others who refused to vote.
The UN resolution was adopted by a majority vote.
After the adoption of this document, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the country’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on their Twitter page that “the resolution is a powerful signal of unwavering international support for Ukraine on the anniversary of the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine.”
Last year, at the UN General Assembly session, Tajikistan and 35 other countries also abstained from voting.
The Russian side called this resolution, which calls for the withdrawal of troops from the territory of Ukraine, “harmful,” “one-sided,” and “anti-Russian.”
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya described the draft resolution as “anti-Russian and harmful,” “one-sided and detached from reality.” In addition, Nebenzya noted that the document would not allow for a “transition to a peaceful resolution” of the conflict between Russia and the West.
It was reported that amendments to the draft resolution proposed by the Republic of Belarus were rejected.
Photo: Internet