Aviva Fried 09:28, February 26, 2022

Russia vetoed as expected on Friday, during a vote in the UN Security Council, a resolution approved by a majority of its members which deplored in "the strongest terms" its "aggression against the Ukraine" and called on him to "immediately" withdraw his troops from that country.

The UN Security Council met on Friday to discuss a resolution on the situation in Ukraine.

The opportunity to assess the support or not of the different countries to Russia.

Even if any decision is played in advance, Russia being a permanent member of the Council.

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The United States will indeed have negotiated until the end, resulting in a two-hour delay in the holding of the Security Council.

The Council, called to vote a resolution on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

American diplomats got China to abstain, further isolating Russia.

In exchange, the text of the resolution does not condemn Moscow, and only deplores its action.

Three countries abstained

A total of 11 Council members voted yes.

India and the United Arab Emirates abstained, as did China.

And unsurprisingly, Russia, as a permanent member, vetoed it.

The situation therefore remains blocked, even if China seems to be doing well. Since the beginning of the crisis, it has been rather favorable to Russia, but by avoiding taking a position, Beijing is setting itself up as a possible arbiter for the future. .

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Now it is up to the UN General Assembly to decide on the resolution.

A simple majority would then suffice to disavow Russia.

In 2014, after the Russian annexation of Crimea, which was done without bloodshed, Moscow had already vetoed a text condemning it, which had collected 13 favorable votes, China abstaining.