107 countries voted in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution “Supporting a lasting peace in Ukraine,” initiated by Ukraine. Among other countries, the United States and China abstained from the vote, and Russia voted against. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga thanked the states that supported the document.
“At decisive moments, the international community must be clear in its position. Today is such a moment. For us, this is not just another vote. This is confirmation that Ukraine is not alone — and that the principles of the UN Charter continue to matter,” Andriy Sybiga said.
He noted that Ukraine will continue to work for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in accordance with the UN Charter and the norms of international law.
Among the countries that abstained were also Armenia, Kazakhstan, India, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, the UAE, Qatar, Vietnam, Brazil, the USA and others.
Russia, Belarus, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran and Sudan voted against the resolution – a total of 11 states.
Spoken of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Heorhiy Tykhyi, in a comment to Suspilny, stated that the US position was not a surprise, but the number of votes “in favor” was pleasantly surprising.
“What was really surprising and pleasant was the number of votes on the scoreboard. This was preceded by five days of intense work by the entire diplomatic system, from the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN and all our foreign diplomatic institutions to Minister Andriy Sybiga, who personally convinced countries to vote for the Ukrainian document,” said Heorhiy Tykhyi.
On February 24, events were held in Ukraine to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Leaders and high-ranking officials from European and Baltic countries arrived in Kyiv, including Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silinė, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadóttir, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, and Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas.
