The UN General Assembly voted in favor of a draft resolution calling for a just and durable peace for Ukraine.
141 countries voted for the resolution, 7 voted against it, and 32 abstained.
In addition to Russia, Belarus, Eritrea, Mali, Syria, Nicaragua and North Korea voted against the resolution. Those that abstained included, among others, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, China, Iran and India.
Among those who supported it were Georgia, Serbia, Hungary, and Afghanistan. Azerbaijan did not participate in the vote.
Kyiv proposed the document for consideration. More than 60 countries have joined it. The resolution emphasizes the need to seek a "comprehensive, just and durable world based on the principles of the UN Charter."
The text also contains a call to Russia to immediately and unconditionally withdraw all troops from the territory of Ukraine.
The UN also rejected the Minsk amendments, which include a call for negotiations and a ban on the supply of arms to Kyiv.
Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubynets, commenting on the document, wrote in a telegram that this is an important step for security in the country and an important act of supporting the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
In the UN General Assembly, Russia, unlike the UN Security Council, does not have the right of veto. At the same time, the adopted resolutions are not binding in accordance with international law.
The Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, Vasyl Nebenzya, stated that "The resolution will not contribute to the transition to a peaceful resolution of the contradictions between Russia and the West, which escalated a year ago." His statement was published by TARS. According to Nebenzi, the resolution is one-sided and disconnected from reality.
