The United Nations General Assembly is ready to formally disapprove of Russia for its gruesome act of invading Ukraine. Also, it has put some demands in front of Russia to create a peaceful environment at a global level.
It aims to stop Moscow from fighting and asks it to withdraw its military forces. The motive behind it is to result in the diplomatic isolation of Russia from the other countries in the world.
By Tuesday night, nearly half of the 193-member General Assembly had signed on as co-sponsors of a draft resolution, according to diplomats. The phrase “deplores” Russia’s “aggression against Ukraine.”
It is comparable to a proposal that Russia vetoed from the 15-member Security Council on Friday. A country cannot block a resolution in the General Assembly; therefore, Western diplomats anticipate the measure to receive two-thirds support.
“The war in Ukraine has ushered in a new era. It demands that each and every one of us make a firm, mature decision, and take a side,” Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said at the General Assembly on Tuesday.
General Assembly resolutions have no legal force, but they do have political significance.
The draft text states, “The Russian Federation must immediately, fully, and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.”
It is believed that dozens of countries may refrain from voting on this subject. In the voting process by the 15-member UNSC on the subject of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, countries namely, China, India, and the United Arab Emirates refrained from voting.
The final General Assembly vote will occur at the conclusion of a one-day special session of the body that was called by the Security Council on Sunday. The resolution was not vetoed by Russia because it was a technicality.
Before the vote, more than 100 countries will have participated in the session.
The UN’s actions are following in line with what occurred in 2014 after Russia took Crimea from Ukraine.
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution condemning the planned referendum on Crimea’s status and urging member nations not to recognize it. Russia cast the deciding vote and prevented it from becoming law.
The General Assembly then voted to invalidate the referendum. It received 100 votes in favor, 11 against, and 58 formal abstentions, while two dozen nations didn’t participate.