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32 nations, including Bangladesh, chose not to participate in the voting process as the United Nations adopted a resolution denouncing Russia’s invasion on Ukraine and urged an early troop pullout after the war is over.
On Thursday, the day before the first anniversary of the conflict between the two nations, the United Nations General Assembly held a special session and passed the resolution with 141 votes. Russia was joined in its opposition by Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, Syria, and Yemen.
South Africa, Cuba, Congo, Armenia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam did not participate in the voting. Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bhutan were the three South Asian nations who supported the resolution. Members of the former USSR Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan adopted a neutral approach.
Bangladesh voted for just one of the four UN resolutions that were issued following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. It did not cast a vote for the other three. Although members are not required by law to endorse UNGA resolutions, they have political weight.
According to Seheli Sabrin, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh typically stays out of domestic disputes unless they violate international humanitarian law. Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia’s deputy ambassador to the UN, criticized the UN action as “useless.”
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, praised the outcome. He wrote on Twitter, “This resolution is a powerful symbol of unwavering worldwide support for Ukraine.”
