UN passes non-binding resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine

Germany’s foreign minister Annalena Baerbock address the United Nations General Assembly (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

The UN General Assembly approved a non-binding resolution on Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and demands the withdrawal of its forces, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that Moscow’s aggression must end.

The resolution, drafted by Ukraine in consultation with its allies, passed 141-7, with 32 abstentions.