The resolution, co-drafted by the United States and Albania, was supported by 11 of the 15 members of the Security Council. China, India and the United Arab Emirates abstained.
The adoption of the resolution was doomed to failure, as Russia has a veto right as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
However, the debate has given Member States the opportunity to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a full-scale offensive against neighboring Ukraine.
“Russia, you can veto this resolution, but you cannot veto our votes, you cannot veto the truth, you cannot veto our principles, you cannot veto the Ukrainian people,” US Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield said after the vote.
Before the vote, the text of the resolution was softened to gain more support.
The word “condemn” was replaced by “regrets”, but the reference to Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which allows Member States to take military action to restore peace, has been deleted.
The resolution reaffirmed Ukraine’s sovereignty and called on Russia to “immediately end its use of force against Ukraine”.
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