UN votes to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and calls for withdrawal
by Julian Borger in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#5WP3G)
In an emergency session, 141 of the 193 member states voted for the resolution, 35 abstained and five voted against
The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly for a resolution deploring Russia's invasion of Ukraine and called for the immediate withdrawal of its forces, in a global expression of outrage that highlighted Russia's increasing isolation.
In an emergency session of the UN's general assembly, 141 of the 193 member states voted for the resolution, 35 abstained, and five voted against. The only countries to vote no in support of Moscow were Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea and Syria. Longstanding allies Cuba and Venezuela joined China in abstaining.
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