 An explosion in Kiev, Ukraine, on February 24, 2022. (Photo: Ukrainian President’s Office/VNA) |
China, India, and the United Arab Emirates abstained from the vote on the US-drafted text. The remaining 11 council members voted in favor.
The draft resolution is now expected to be taken up by the 193-member UN General Assembly but no specific date has been set yet.
The draft Security Council resolution demanded that Russia cease its use of force against Ukraine and withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine.