What would you expect from this chamber?” she said. But tomorrow it could be another nation whose territory is violated. The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, had urged all nations to send a message that the world “will not tolerate seizing a neighbor’s land by force.” “The stakes of this conflict are clear to all - and the world has sent a clear message in response.” “By attacking the core tenets of the UN Charter, Russia is tearing at the very foundations of international peace and security,” the statement said. The vote showed Russia that it “cannot erase a sovereign state from the map,” Biden said in a White House statement. It calls on all UN and international agencies not to recognize any changes announced by Russia to borders and demands that Moscow “immediately and unconditionally reverse” its decisions. The resolution “condemns the organization by the Russian Federation of so-called referendums within the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine” and “the attempted illegal annexation” announced last month of four regions by President Vladimir Putin. The General Assembly approved the resolution with 143 in favour and five against, but 35 nations abstained including Sri Lanka, China, India, South Africa and Pakistan despite a major US diplomatic effort to seek clearer condemnation of Moscow. United Nations: The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to condemn Russia’s annexation of parts of Ukraine, a move US President Joe Biden said sent a “clear message” to Moscow.
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