The United Nations General Assembly voted at an emergency special session Wednesday to officially demand an immediate halt to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine as the offensive now stretches to one week.
The vote on the resolution, entitled “Aggression Against Ukraine,” was 141-5 with 35 abstentions.
Assembly resolutions aren’t legally binding, but they do have clout in reflecting international opinion. Wednesday’s resolution condemned Russia’s “aggression” against Ukraine “in the strongest terms” and demanded an immediate and complete withdrawal of all Moscow’s forces.
