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Pakistan abstains as UNGA denounces Russia over Ukraine invasion

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March 3, 2022
The UN resolution deplored Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Source: Reuters.

The UN resolution deplored Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Source: Reuters.

NEW YORK: The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the world body.

The resolution, supported by 141 of the assembly’s 193 members, passed in a rare emergency session called by the UN Security Council. A loud applause rang out in the iconic hall of the General Assembly as soon as the result of the vote flashed on the screen.

Ahead of the vote, Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram also told the delegates that the Pakistani leader has regretted the latest situation between Russia and Ukraine, and had hoped that diplomacy could avert military conflict. “We have since repeatedly stressed the need for de-escalation, renewed negotiations, sustained dialogue, and continuous diplomacy,” he said.

Russia was joined by Belarus, which has served as a launchpad for Russian invasion forces, Eritrea, North Korea, and Syria in voting against the resolution. Thirty-five members, including Pakistan, China, and India abstained. Even Russia’s traditional ally Serbia voted against it.

The text of the resolution deplores Russia’s “aggression against Ukraine.” The last time the Security Council convened an emergency session of the General Assembly was in 1982. While General Assembly resolutions are non-binding, they carry political weight, and the vote representing a symbolic victory for Ukraine and increasing Moscow’s international isolation. 

“As 141 member states of the United Nations know, more is at stake even than the conflict in Ukraine itself. This is a threat to the security of Europe and the entire rules-based order,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters after the vote.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the assembly that Russia was poised to intensify the brutality of its offensive and urged members to hold Moscow accountable for its violations of international law.

READ MORE: No military bases in ex-Soviet countries, Russia tells West

She cited videos of Russian troops moving heavy weapons into Ukraine, including cluster munitions and vacuum bombs, banned under international law. “This is an extraordinary moment,” she said. “Now, at more than any other point in recent history, the United Nations is being challenged.”

“Vote yes if you believe UN member states – including your own – have a right to sovereignty and territorial integrity. Vote yes if you believe Russia should be held to account for its actions,” she added.

Russia’s UN envoy, Vassily Nebenzia, denied Moscow was targeting civilians and accused Western governments of pressuring assembly members to pass the resolution, whose adoption he said could fuel further violence.

He repeated Russia’s assertion its action was a special military operation aimed at ending purported attacks on civilians in the self-declared Moscow-backed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. Nebenzia charged that Ukrainian forces were using civilians as human shields and deploying heavy weapons in civilian areas.

READ MORE: US bans all Russian aircraft from its airspace

Elaborating on China’s abstention, Beijing’s envoy, Zhang Jun, said the resolution did not undergo “full consultations with the whole membership” of the assembly.

“Nor does it take full consideration of the history and complexity of the current crisis. It does not highlight the importance of the principle of indivisible security, or the urgency of promoting political settlement and stepping up diplomatic efforts,” he said. “These are not in line with China’s consistent positions.” China, which has grown increasingly close to Russia in recent years, says it will not participate in Western sanctions against Moscow.

“The evil will never stop. It requires more and more space,” Ukraine’s UN envoy, Sergiy Kyslytsa, said in urging passage of the resolution, calling it “one of the building blocks to build a wall to stop” the Russian offensive.

After nearly a week, Russia has yet to achieve its aim of overthrowing Ukraine’s government. It has faced an unprecedented international backlash, especially from the West, whose sanctions have crippled Russia’s financial system while giant multinational countries have pulled investments out. Washington has imposed several rounds of sanctions, including against Russian President Vladimir Putin and the central bank, since Russia’s forces invaded Ukraine.

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