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David Child, Arwa Ibrahim, Sasha Petrova, Jihan Abdalla

Russia-Ukraine live news: UN suspends Russia from rights council

A completed resolution vote tally to affirm the suspension of the Russian Federation from the United Nations Human Rights Council is displayed during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly [John Minchillo/AP Photo]
  • The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has voted in favour of a US-initiated resolution to suspend Russia from the world body’s Human Rights Council.
  • Of the 193 members of the UN assembly, 93 voted in favor of Russia’s suspension while 24 voted against and 58 abstained.
  • Ukraine has urged citizens in the country’s east to flee as Moscow refocuses its offensive on the Donbas region.
  • President Alexander Lukashenko says Belarus must be involved in any deal brokered to end the war.
  • Russia’s prime minister says attempts to isolate Moscow from the global economy will fail as Western powers roll out new sanctions.

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