Putin’s aggression prompted ‘remarkable’ UN vote on Ukraine

Backing by 143 UN members Wednesday for an EU-drafted decision condemning Russian annexation of jap Ukrainian areas was “outstanding”, Worldwide Disaster Group knowledgeable Richard Gowan informed EUobserver from New York. “Diplomats had been predicting 125 to 130 optimistic votes”, he mentioned. The annexation “pressured” these sitting on the fence “to make a stand”. Russian missile strikes on civilian targets within the run-up to the vote additionally “influenced some states”.