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U.N. condemns Russia's illegal land seizure

The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin to adopt a U.S.-sponsored resolution condemning Russia’s announced annex of four Ukrainian regions.

The U.N. General Assembly announces the results of the vote on Russia's announced annexations in Ukraine
The U.N. General Assembly announces the results of the vote on Russia's announced annexation of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions (AN/U.N. Web TV)

The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin to adopt a U.S.-sponsored resolution condemning Russia’s announced annexation of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Though Wednesday's 143-5 vote, with 35 abstentions, is not legally binding, it sent the international community's strongest signal so far that there is broad support for Ukraine in the wake of Russia's military invasion on Feb. 24 and attempts to illegally annex the four regions of Ukraine last month.

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