U.N. isolates Russia, calls for ‘lasting peace’ amid anniversary of war on Ukraine – National
The United Nations on Thursday will again withdraw troops to Moscow and cease fighting, marking a year after Moscow invaded Ukraine in search of a “comprehensive, just and lasting peace”, overwhelmingly isolating Russia. I requested
Just one day after China’s top diplomat visited Moscow and promised a deeper partnership with Russia, Beijing abstained from voting. It is her fourth time to abstain for such actions since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 last year.
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Amid applause, the resolution was adopted on Thursday with 141 votes in favor and 32 abstentions. Following Russia, six other countries voted against her: Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua and Syria.
After the vote, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted, “This resolution is a strong signal of unwavering global support for Ukraine.”
Russian Deputy Ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyansky dismissed the actions at the UN as “useless”, posting on Twitter: no! Will it encourage warmongers? yes! Thus prolonging the Ukrainian tragedy. ”
Russia called the resolution “unbalanced and anti-Russian” and urged countries to vote against it if it cannot be amended. Moscow’s ally, Belarus, made an unsuccessful attempt to change the text with amendments that included “preventing further escalation of the conflict by supplying the parties with deadly weapons.”
Western countries have provided Ukraine with billions of dollars in weapons since Russia invaded. The US and NATO last week accused China of considering supplying Russia with arms and warned Beijing against such a move.
“A year on from the Ukraine crisis, the brutal facts are amply proof that sending weapons will not bring peace,” Chinese Ambassador to the UN Dai Bin said ahead of the vote. . “Adding fuel to the fire only exacerbates the tension.”
China’s abstention appears to reflect an attempt to stay on the diplomatic fence over the war in Ukraine. Beijing says it must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, but believes all security concerns must be addressed, agreeing with Russia’s concerns about NATO. .
China voted against two resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly last year that took concrete steps.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said China “has tried to remain neutral while professing to the world that it is not on one side, but has clearly chosen to take one side.” .
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He said China had “provided significant assistance to Russia in the last year,” citing state-linked Chinese companies providing non-lethal assistance.
Moscow is gradually easing its international isolation. As Russia and the West scramble for diplomatic clout, some countries, especially in the global South, have become concerned about paying a crushing price in intense geopolitical competition.
South Africa’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Mattu Joini, said: “While we support the current resolution, which focuses on the Charter and the principles of international law, we will never lay the foundations for lasting peace and put an end to devastation and destruction. I can’t get close,” he said. who abstained
Brazil voted in favor of the resolution, but Ambassador Ronaldo Costa Filho said: “It’s time to open a dialogue and start rebuilding.”
The UN General Assembly is the focal point of UN action on Ukraine, and the 15-nation Security Council is crippled by vetoes by Russia, the US, China, France and the UK.
The Security Council, which has held dozens of meetings on Ukraine over the past year, will again discuss the war at a ministerial meeting attended by Secretary of State Anthony Brinken on Friday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not attend, diplomats said.
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Costas Pitas and Lincoln Feast.)
