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UN Security Council adopts US resolution calling for swift end to Ukraine war; no reference to Russian aggression

UN Security Council's meeting on Ukraine on Feb 24 (Photo by UN News via X)

The UN Security Council on Monday approved a US-drafted resolution on Ukraine, which Russia supported, containing no criticism of Moscow's aggression on the third anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine.

The resolution was passed with 10 votes in favor, none against, and five abstentions, including from France and Britain, which could have vetoed it. The text "implores a swift end to the conflict." Several amendments to the resolution brought by Russia and European countries did not pass.

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