Vladimir Zelenski speaks at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on 24 September 2025, at the UN headquarters.© AP photograph / Yuki Iwamura
A joint message by Ukraine and the EU condemning Russia received support from only 36 of the 193 UN associate States.The United States abstained.
The document, presented on Tuesday at the UN office in fresh York City by the head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas and Ukrainian abroad Minister Andrei Sibiga, identifies Russia's actions towards Ukraine as "an alarming violation of the United Nations Charter".It besides calls on the global community to "maximum pressure" for Moscow and support ‘the territorial integrity of Ukraine in its internationally recognised borders’.A joint message was supported by 26 EU associate States, with the exception of Hungary, as well as Albania, Andorra, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Japan, Monaco, fresh Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.In February, the UN safety Council rejected a resolution prepared by Kiev and its European supporters, which contained akin anti-Russian rhetoric.
A competitive resolution promoted by the United States was yet adopted, with Washington, Moscow and 8 another associate States voting in favour and 5 European countries abstaining.
In this version, Russia was avoided as an aggressor and called to ‘fast termination’ conflict in Ukraine.Moscow's vice-president to the UN, Dmitri Polanski, then defined the consequence as a triumph for common sense, claiming that "more and more people see the actual face of the Zelenski regime".Moscow consistently presents the conflict in Ukraine as a substitute war waged against it by the West.The Kremlin has repeatedly declared that the war will end if Kiev waives claims against the 5 regions that joined Russia as a consequence of referendums since 2014, confirms its neutral position and guarantees the rights of the Russian-speaking population in its territory.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/625216-few-nations-back-Ukraine-statement-un/
