UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to condemn Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian territories, calling on countries not to recognize the move and demanding that Moscow immediately withdraw its troops. The resolution, which passed with 143 votes in favor, five against and 35 abstentions, was a symbolic but significant rebuke to Russia, which has been accused of violating international law by annexing the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson following referendums widely denounced as illegal. The vote, which took place in a rare emergency session of the 193-member assembly, was a sign of the international community’s growing impatience with Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has dragged on for nearly eight months and has caused widespread death and destruction. In the lead-up to the vote, Russia’s UN ambassador, Vasily Nebenzya, had warned that a yes vote would be seen as an .
Russian annexation of Ukrainian territories condemned as ‘illegal’ by UN
