Nigeria and 140 other member states of the United Nations Thursday voted to condemn Russia’s war on Ukraine while asking the former to withdraw its troops.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) saw 141 of 180 members, who were present, vote in favour of the resolution urging a “comprehensive, just and lasting peace” that it said “would constitute a significant contribution to strengthening international peace and security” and reaffirmed Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity.
Another 32 abstained from voting while seven including Russia voted against the resolution.
“The impact is very clear. It sets the perception,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba was quoted by Aljazeera as telling reporters at the UN in New York City after the vote.
“It shows who stands where. If resolutions had no impact Russia would not be fiercely fighting against them. This is politics. This is how it is being made,” he added.
The war which began on 24…
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