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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

UN General Assembly votes to ‘condemn’ Russia’s ‘illegal’ Ukraine annexations

EPA

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four Ukrainian regions and called on all countries to not recognise the move.

Out of the 193-member General Assembly, 143 countries voted in favour of a resolution that also reaffirmed the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine, while 35 countries, including India and China, abstained.

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