Moscow: UN takes down Russia, isolated for Ukraine invasion – Times of India

Washington: Russia On Monday the United Nations stood almost in isolation as the member states were unloaded on Moscow for his invasion of Ukraine. UN Secretary Antonio Guterres Describing his decision to put his nuclear arsenal on high alert as a “chilling development”, he himself rebuked Russia for its actions.
Guterres said in his inaugural address at a rare special emergency session of the UN General Assembly, “The escalation of violence, which leads to the deaths of civilians, including children, is completely unacceptable. Enough!…the fighting in Ukraine has stopped.” Should be.” Assembly that not even a Russian veto could stop. Urging Moscow to pull back its troops, Guterres said Russia’s nuclear posture was “simply unimaginable”, adding that “nothing can justify the use of nuclear weapons”.
In Washington, the White House said the United States sees “no reason” to change its nuclear alert levels at this time as it sought to ignore nuclear-negotiation while increasing sanctions. Biden The administration imposed further financial sanctions against Russian entities and its central bank, and even large private banks and equity firms joined the strike against Moscow, widely regarded as a major offensive. is believed.
There were few takers for the Russian narrative that its people in the Donbass region were incited to act after Ukrainian excesses, among other long-standing complaints, which included security concerns such as NATO and the European Union. was included. The delegates, speaking on behalf of the European Union and the Nordic countries, all attacked Moscow for choosing the military option, even as Switzerland ceded its historically neutral position to join sanctions against Russia. broke. The countries of the former Soviet bloc, Poland and the Czech Republic also turned tough against Moscow.
About the only country that offered support to Russia (as of the time of writing; India has not spoken yet) was China, urging de-escalation and negotiations, saying “the legitimate security of all countries, including Russia concerns” be recognized. The Chinese envoy to the United Nations also criticized the Cold War mentality of forming factions and coalitions in NATO’s candid SmackDown.
The resolution condemning Russia is expected to gain overwhelming support in the General Assembly, but will be largely symbolic and ineffective.
On a day of rapid geopolitical development, Russia’s invasion of Moscow, which its officials insisted was not aimed at permanent occupation, prompted Ukraine to apply for EU membership. Video of the President of Ukraine being siege surfaced Voldymir Zelensky Signing the application.
The Russian action resulted in the demilitarization of Germany and Japan, American allies on the other side during World War II and whose defeat resulted in demilitarization in exchange for US security guarantees, indicating that they would not increase their defense budgets.

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