4 Countries Joined Russia in UN Vote on Ukraine Annexations
The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday voted in favor of condemning the Russian annexation of four Ukrainian areas amid the ongoing conflict, with four countries siding with Moscow.
Of the 193-member U.N. body, 143 voted in favor of a resolution to criticize Russia’s annexation and referendums last month. Thirty-five abstained, according to a photo posted by the German Foreign Office.
Syria, North Korea, Belarus, and Nicaragua were the only four nations to join Russia. China, India, Pakistan, and a number of African nations—including South Africa—abstained from voting, according to the tally. The close Russian allies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan abstained, while Moscow ally Turkmenistan did not vote….