Philippines joins major UNGA vote blaming Russia for atrocities in Ukraine

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Asylum seekers from Ukraine wait for US border authorities to allow them in on the Mexican side of the San Ysidro Crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on March 24, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — Along with an overwhelming majority, the Philippines backed a strongly worded United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemns humanitarian abuses Russia has committed in Ukraine and demands an end to the war.

 

In a tweet, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday evening said the country would be voting for the non-binding resolution drafted by France and Mexico “on the heartless and cruel humanitarian consequences of the aggression against Ukraine.”

 

The Philippines joined 140 other countries or almost two-thirds of UN member states in approving the resolution, which was also sponsored by over 90 countries.

 

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