UN Rejects US Resolution Urging An End To Ukraine War Without Noting Russian Aggression

<p>The United Nationas General Assembly on Monday voted against a United States resolution urging an end to the Ukraine War without mentioning Russia's aggression. &nbsp;</p> <p>The UN General Assembly approved a European-backed Ukrainian resolution demanding Russia immediately withdraw from Ukraine. The&nbsp;US voted with Russia, North Korea, Belarus and 14 other Moscow-friendly countries on the resolution condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine.</p> <p>The resolution marks a setback for the Trump administration in the world body, whose resolutions are not legally binding but are seen as a global consensus.&nbsp;Meanwhile, India abstained from voting on the resolution. India was among the 65 UN Member States that abstained on the resolution.&nbsp;</p> <p>The development comes on the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres stressing that the war in Ukraine stands as a &ldquo;grave threat&rdquo; not only to the peace and security of Europe but also to the very foundations and core principles of the United Nations.&nbsp;</p> <p>Noting that more than 12,600 civilians have been killed and many more injured in the three years of Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine, Guterres reaffirmed the &ldquo;urgent need for a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace &ndash; one that fully upholds Ukraine&rsquo;s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, in accordance with the UN Charter, international law, and resolutions of the General Assembly&rdquo;.</p>

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