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Russia's status as a member of the UN Human Rights Council has been suspended for the murder of civilians in Ukraine.
It is the first among the permanent members of the Security Council.
As we suspect further atrocities in Russia, pressure from the West is likely to intensify.
Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung reports from Washington.
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[Russia's proposal to suspend the membership of the board of directors has been approved.]
As expected, it was an overwhelming vote.
The resolution suspending Russia's status as a member of the UN Human Rights Council was passed at the UN Emergency Special Session with 93 votes in favor, 24 against, and 58 abstentions.
Russia was disqualified as a member of the Human Rights Council after more than two-thirds of the UN member states, excluding those that did not attend or abstain from voting, supported it.
[Kislizza/Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations: Suspension of Russia's qualifications from the UN Human Rights Commission is not an option, it is a duty.]
In this resolution, which sparked the brutal massacre of civilians by the Russian military in Ukraine's deputies, Western countries, including Korea, They voted in favor, but North Korea, China and Iran voted against.
Russia became the second country to be expelled from the UN Human Rights Council after Libya, which violently suppressed anti-government protesters in 2011.
US Secretary of State Blincoln, attending a NATO and NATO foreign ministers meeting, said more Russian atrocities were possible in Ukraine.
[Blincoln/Secretary of State: Together with other countries, we will continue to maintain and intensify pressure, including unprecedented sanctions, against the Kremlin and its allies.]
NATO member states are stepping up support for Ukraine and increasing their variety of weapons. They said they would provide the system.