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United States and Russia Vote Against UN Measure on War in Ukraine

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The United States and Russia are amongst countries which voted against UN measure on war in Ukraine
The United States and Russia are amongst countries which voted against UN measure on war in Ukraine

The United States voted against a UN General Assembly resolution on cooperation with the Council of Europe, which included language condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

This was stated in a release by the US Mission to the United Nations on April 16.

Washington did not support the UN General Assembly resolution (A/79/L.75) on the Cooperation between the UN and the Council of Europe.

“The current resolution repeats statements as to the Russia-Ukraine war that the United States considers unhelpful in advancing the cause of peace,” said Jonathan Shrier, the Acting US Representative to the UN Economic and Social Council.

The US emphasized that a long-term resolution to the war is of vital importance not only to the Council of Europe’s members but also to the United States.

Russian diplomats, meanwhile, labeled the resolution’s wording “unacceptable.”

According to the US delegation, additional reasons for opposing the resolution included concerns over migration and refugee issues, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and what it described as the suppression of political parties in some of the countries that supported the resolution.

The UN General Assembly adopted the resolution, but nine countries voted against it, including the United States, Russia, Belarus, Eritrea, the Republic of the Congo, Mali, Nicaragua, Niger, and Sudan.

In February, the United States presented a draft resolution to the United Nations marking the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The proposal, which incorporated a Russian amendment, differed significantly from the version put forward by Ukraine and its European allies.

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