UN General Assembly overwhelmingly
2022-03-03 09:17:40 source:CGTN
March 3, 2022
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution that "demands that Russia immediately cease the use of force against Ukraine."
The vote was overwhelmingly approved by 141 countries, 5 opposing it, and 35 abstaining, including China, out of the 193 members of the organization. The five countries that voted against are Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea and Syria.
The resolution, which was greeted by a round of applause, comes after more than two days of interventions at the UN rostrum. It demands that Moscow "immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all its military forces" from Ukraine and "condemns Russia's decision to 'increase the alerting of its nuclear forces.'"
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