China and India, two countries that have historically avoided condemning Russia, surprised the international community by supporting a United Nations resolution recognizing Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
One hundred twenty-two votes supported the resolution, which called for better collaboration between the United Nations and the Council of Europe, 18 votes against it, and five abstentions. Russia, Belarus, Syria, Nicaragua, and North Korea were the only countries to vote against it.
One phrase of the larger resolution mentioned Russian aggression towards Ukraine, which is why the vote went unreported initially, according to Euronews.
The resolution focuses not on the Russia-Ukraine war itself but on fostering increased collaboration between the United Nations and the Council of Europe.
The United States, Canada, and a group of European nations pushed for the resolution. The votes were also positive in Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Brazil.
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Recent Instances China, India Avoided Condemning Russia's Attack on Ukraine
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had their first known conversation since Russia invaded Ukraine. However, neither the Ukraine war nor the word "war" appeared in the Chinese state media's summary of their hour-long phone call.
During the conversation, Xi Jinping underscored the significance of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity as the basic underpinning ties between China and Ukraine, emphasizing Beijing's "core position" of encouraging peace and dialogue, The New York Times reported.
As G20 chair and host of February's summit in Bengaluru, India initially declined to bring up the conflict at the gathering, but Western nations pushed for a rebuke.
Despite the Russia-Ukraine war, India has taken a relatively neutral stance, increasing its purchases of Russian oil while not holding Russia responsible and seeking a diplomatic solution, per Reuters.
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