The resolution has a political weight although it is legally non-binding. It “also demands that the Russian Federation immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.”

“The message of the General Assembly is loud and clear: end hostilities in Ukraine now. Silence the guns now. Open the door to dialogue and diplomacy now. The territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine must be respected in line with the UN Charter,” Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya said.

“We don’t have a moment to lose. The brutal effects of the conflict are plain to see. But as bad as the situation is for the people in Ukraine right now, it threatens to get much, much worse. The ticking clock is a time bomb,” he added.

Abstained

Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Bolivia are part of the 35 countries that have abstained from the votes.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has put into question the “destabilizing actions of NATO.” He has pledged support to the Russian President after numerous calls with him.

Long-time Russian allies Cuba and Nicaragua also blamed the conflict on NATO’s “increasingly offensive military doctrine that threatens peace.”

Mexican President López Obrador and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro both took a neutral stance.

“We’re not going to take any kind of economic reprisal because we want to have good relations with all the governments in the world,” said López Obrador. “We do not consider that [the war] concerns us, and we think that the best thing is to promote dialogue to achieve peace.”

Bolsonaro, who visited Moscow a few weeks ago, has said that his country was, “not going to take sides.”

“We are going to continue to be neutral and help however possible to find a solution,” said the president currently up for reelection later this year.

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Russia blocked a draft UN Security Council resolution on Ukraine on Friday (local time). The resolution failed to pass when Russia, as a permanent member of the Security Council and President for the month of February, used its veto. The resolution earned 11 yes votes and three no votes.

On Friday, the United Nations Security Council voted on a draft resolution co-sponsored by the United States and Albania, as well as Australia, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, and the United Kingdom. China, India, and the United Arab Emirates were the only countries to vote no.

“India is deeply disturbed by the recent turn of developments in Ukraine. We urge that all efforts are made for the immediate cessation of violence and hostilities,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said.

“Dialogue is the only answer to settling differences and disputes, however daunting that may appear at this moment. It is a matter of regret that the path of diplomacy was given up. We must return to it. For all these reasons, India has chosen to abstain on this resolution,” Tirumurti added.

Meanwhile, Russian forces targeted an army installation in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, but the offensive was repulsed, according to a Facebook post by the Ukrainian military early Saturday. Separately, the Interfax Ukraine news agency said that the Russian military was attempting to seize one of the city’s power plants.

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