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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Russia isolated at UN summit after surprise bid to derail pact

A man in front of a lectern. The UN logo is on the front
António Guterres, UN secretary-general, speaking to the UN General Assembly during the Summit for the Future on Sunday. Photograph: Frank Franklin II/AP

Russia was left badly isolated at a high-profile UN summit in New York when it made a surprise move to derail an ambitious pact designed to revive the UN – and failed.

Russia’s move to defer adoption of the agreement on the grounds that it supposedly represented western interests was rejected on Sunday by 143 votes to seven with 15 abstentions.

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