Since Wednesday, representatives of dozens of countries have marched to the UN rostrum in support of Ukraine as Kyiv urged members of the international community to choose between “the good and the bad”.
The adopted resolution reaffirms the“attachment” To “territorial integrity of Ukraine” et “require” that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all its military forces from Ukrainian territory within the country’s internationally recognized borders”a reference to the territories annexed by Russia.
It’s not just a piece of paper
It also calls for a “cessation of hostilities” et “stresses the need to achieve, as soon as possible, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations”.
For a year, while Russia has been using its right of veto to prevent any action in the Security Council on Ukraine, the General Assembly has taken over on this file.
And even if its resolutions are non-binding, “it’s not just a piece of paper”defended the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell on Thursday, seeing it as a reflection of the concerns of the international community.
“A year from now, we must not meet to mark the second anniversary of this senseless war of aggression”launched for his part the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi, hoping instead for a “summit for peace” in 2024. But “Russia shows no desire for peace (…). She knows no peace than that of silence, of the dead, and of ruins”, warned his French counterpart Catherine Colonna.
