UN Security Council Fails to Adopt Resolution Condemning Russia... Russia Exercises Veto Power

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] A United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine failed to be adopted due to a veto exercised by Russia, a permanent member of the council.

According to AP News and others, the resolution was submitted at an emergency Security Council meeting held at the UN headquarters in New York but was not adopted. The US-led resolution included condemnation of Russia and demanded an immediate, complete, and unconditional withdrawal from Ukraine.

The failure to adopt the resolution was an expected outcome. Since Russia, the party involved, is a permanent member with veto power, the possibility of the resolution being adopted was virtually nonexistent from the start.

Among the Security Council members, 11 countries voted in favor, but Russia opposed it, and three countries including China, a Russian ally, as well as India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), abstained.

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