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Washington tabled another resolution, but it won only 73 votes compared to the 93 won by the Ukrainian resolution.
Vote results are displayed during the Eleventh Emergency Special Session draft resolution meeting in the United Nations General Assembly on the 3rd anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the UN headquarters in New York, US. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
Washington sided with Moscow to join 16 others voting against a resolution supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity on Monday. UN member states backed the resolution but faced staunch opposition from Washington, which pushed its own language that declined to blame Russia for the war or mention Kyiv’s borders.
The resolution, drafted by Ukraine and European countries, won 93 votes in favour and 18 against, with 65 abstentions – a drop in support compared to previous resolutions supporting Ukraine, according to AFP – reaffirmed the UN Assembly’s “commitment to the…
