United Nations General Assembly Condemns Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

A total of 141 nations on Wednesday voted for a swift resolution against the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the United Nations General Assembly while 35 countries abstained from the session with five countries voting against it.

The non-binding resolution did not apparently sit well with Belarus, Eritrea, North Korea and Syria who voted in support Russia.

The resolution deplored Russia’s “aggression” against Ukraine “in the strongest terms” and “demands” Russia “immediately” withdraw from Ukraine.

Belarus in particular has received condemnations from most European nations which shares a border with Russia for not standing up against the war crimes of Vladimir Putin’s regime.

The UN also condemned President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put his nuclear forces on alert

The resolution is not legally binding but the vote tally could serve to put additional pressure on the Kremlin. A similar motion was vetoed last week in the UN Security Council, with Russia’s vote the only one against.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.