While, in the past, Chinese has abstained from voting on similar draft resolutions, this time they joined with other countries in supporting the motion.
China unexpectedly voted in favor of a UN resolution containing language critical of Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and condemning its military aggression.
The resolution, which called for cooperation between the UN and the Council of Europe to address the “unprecedented challenges facing Europe, after Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and Georgia,” received the votes of 122 countries in support of the motion.
ГенАсамблея 122 голосами «за» і 5 голосами «проти» ухвалила резолюцію про співпрацю ООН та Ради Європи @coe . Спроба рф зняти згадку про агресію щодо України провалилася в ГА. Проти резолюції проголосували 5 відомих борців з правами людини – рф, Білорусь, Нікарагуа, Сирія, КНДР https://t.co/BuKoYyP4hT pic.twitter.com/raXtZBHBoL
— Sergiy Kyslytsya (@SergiyKyslytsya) April 26, 2023
While Chinese representatives have abstained during previous votes on similar draft resolutions, this time they joined other countries, including Armenia, India, Kazakhstan and Brazil who had also previously abstained, in condemning Russia’s military actions.
The resolution also indicated that there should be provisions for compensating states that have suffered damage as a result of Russian aggression and holding violators of international law accountable.
Of the 127 countries that participated in the vote, only five voted against the resolution who could all be considered as Russian allies, namely Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Nicaragua, and Syria. The remaining 18 states abstained from voting. All post-Soviet countries, except for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, voted in favor of the resolution.
The draft resolution was prepared by 48 countries. This latest vote by the UN General Assembly indicates continued and increasing international condemnation of Russian military aggression.
It looks like the “unlimited friendship” just reached it’s limit. Can’t wait to hear the Kremlin spin on this.
122 – 5 yet STILL the UN cannot bring themselves to even suspend Moscow’s malign veto on the UNSC.
India is still a big problem. Modi is a corrupt and slippery crook who never condemns putler
Angela Barnes in the DT today said :
“A lot of Westerners think of India as a benign, neutral democracy which should naturally align with liberal values against the bloody-handed tyranny of modern Russia. But the Indians don’t see it that way: and the blunt truth is, they are keeping Vladimir Putin in business for no better reason than slightly cheaper oil.”
After Zelenskys call with Xi……………………..
Even the lesser shithole dictatorships are turning away from putler. The hard core of putlerite scum is down to Belarus, the Norks, Nicaragua, Syria. However an abstention is just as bad. The following shitholes must not receive any western aid whatsoever for 50 years :
Angola, Botswana, Chad, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Mauritius, Nauru, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Uzbekistan.
However, there is a third category: those who did not attend; they are as bad as the first two: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahamas (WTF?), Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia, Burkino Faso, Burundi, Cap Verde, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini (where TF is that?), Fiji (FFS Fiji), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana (a major, major disappointment), Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Jamaica, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali (Wagnerscum stronghold), Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, São Tomé, Serbia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.
That latter bunch of arseholes think they can somehow get away with it. But I hope Ukraine remembers all these bastards in the future.
The Bahamas are a shithole, controlled by (ruSSian?) mafia.
Eswatini formerly known as Swaziland.
how about azerbaijan, than has ran out and did not vite. same as voting against. why aren’t you mentioning it? Hipocrisy?