US Requests UN Security Council Meeting... Aiming to Hold Special General Assembly Session

Tony Blinken (top center), U.S. Secretary of State, is speaking at the United Nations Security Council meeting held at the UN Headquarters in New York on the 17th (local time) amid the military conflict crisis between Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by EPA, New York)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The United States and Albania requested an emergency Security Council meeting on the 26th (local time) in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

According to foreign media such as CNN, this meeting is to adopt a resolution to convene a special UN General Assembly on the 28th regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine. To pass the resolution, nine out of the 15 Security Council member states must vote in favor. In this exceptional resolution, the five permanent members of the Security Council cannot exercise their veto power.

Earlier, on the 25th, the UN Security Council attempted to adopt a resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but it was blocked by Russia's veto.

The resolution led by the United States included condemnation of Russia and demanded an immediate, complete, and unconditional withdrawal from Ukraine.

In the vote, 11 of the 15 Security Council members voted in favor, Russia voted against, and three countries including China, a Russian ally, as well as India and the United Arab Emirates abstained.

Unlike Security Council resolutions, UN General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding, but vetoes are not recognized during the voting process. Therefore, in a vote, countries condemning the invasion of Ukraine are considered to have the advantage. When Russia forcibly annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, the international community also adopted a resolution condemning Russia through the UN General Assembly.

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