U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged members of the General Assembly to vote in favor of a resolution to reprimand Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, and warned Russia is preparing to increase the brutality of its campaign
The resolution, supported by 141 of the assembly's 193 members, passed in a rare emergency session called by the U.N. Security Council while Ukrainian forces battled to defend the port of Kherson in the face of air strikes and a devastating bombardment that forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee.
"As 141 member states of the United Nations know, more is at stake even than the conflict in Ukraine itself. This is a threat to the security of Europe and the entire rules-based order," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters after the vote. "This is an extraordinary moment," she said. "Now, at more than any other point in recent history, the United Nations is being challenged."A general view shows the results of the voting during the 11th emergency special session of the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 2, 2022.
Nebenzia charged that Ukrainian forces were using civilians as human shields and deploying heavy weapons in civilian areas. China, which has grown increasingly close to Russia in recent years, says it will not participate in Western sanctions against Moscow.
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