Russian invasion ‘an affront’, says UN chief, as assembly meets on Ukraine

[onthedarkside]

 

UN secretary general António Guterres has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an “affront to our collective conscience” as the 193-member General assembly meets ahead of a vote that the US said would “go down in history.”

 

Speaking on Wednesday during a special session of the general assembly, Guterres called the anniversary of Moscow’s attack “a grim milestone for the people of Ukraine and for the international community.”

 

As fighting raged in Ukraine, the general assembly debated a motion backed by Kyiv and its allies calling for a “just and lasting peace.”

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/23/un-chief-condemns-russian-invasion-ukraine-united-nations-assembly-vote-peace-motion

 

[ozimoron]

It reaffirms the UN’s “commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine” and calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

It also demands Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine.”

[onthedarkside]

Reported off topic post removed, the title of the OP is:

 

Russian invasion ‘an affront’, says UN chief, as assembly meets on Ukraine

 

not the coup in Thailand

[Bkk Brian]

UN approves resolution calling for Russia to leave Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and withdraw its forces, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that Moscow’s aggression must stop.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-politics-china-united-nations-6965d19c953c2f6e45f483c1dfe04a7f

 

141 Countries voted for the resolution. Just 5 including Russia voted against.

 

Those 5 were:

 

Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Russia, Syria

 

 

image source

 

Message from Zelensky

 

This resolution is a powerful signal of unflagging global support for Ukraine . A powerful testament to the solidarity of the world community with Ukraine people in the context of the anniversary of RF’s full-scale aggression. A powerful manifestation of global support for #PeaceFormula!

[Tug]

Today is the 1 year anniversary of Putin’s war of aggression against his neighbor how much blood and suffering will he cause today……..

 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 2/23/2023 at 6:14 PM, onthedarkside said:

As fighting raged in Ukraine, the general assembly debated a motion backed by Kyiv and its allies calling for a “just and lasting peace.”

and debating is all they can do. IMO the UN is a sham that does nothing to bring about world peace, which I thought it was supposed to be about.

They can pontificate and wring their hands, but IMO a waste of space, and should go the way of the League of Nations.

[Tug]

It’s more like a war crime than an affront in my humble opinion