UN General Assembly Resolution Condemning 'Russian Territorial Annexation' Passed with 143 Countries in Favor
[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] A resolution condemning Russia's attempt to illegally annex Ukrainian territory was adopted at the UN General Assembly on the 12th (local time).
At the emergency special session held at the UN Headquarters in New York, member states passed the resolution condemning Russia with 143 votes in favor, 5 against, and 35 abstentions.
The resolution defines the referendums conducted by Russia in four Ukrainian regions?Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson?as illegal acts without effect under international law, and states that the annexation declarations will not be recognized.
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