UN General Assembly demands ‘immediate’ withdrawal of Russian troops

Cover image: The counting of votes during the eleventh emergency special session of the General Assembly on Ukraine, at UN headquarters in New York on February 23, 2023. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP

  • The United Nations General Assembly has been meeting since Wednesday, on the first anniversary of the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv and its allies hope to garner the broadest support for a resolution calling for peace “just and sustainable”. The vote is expected for Thursday evening.
  • Volodymyr Zelensky sent a message of hope to his people on the eve of February 24 : “We did not crack, we overcame many trials and we will triumph. We will hold accountable all those who have brought this evil, this war to our land – all the terror, all the murder, all the torture, all the looting. »
  • “Today at 6 a.m. they announced that the shipment of ammunition was starting”welcomed Evgueni Prigojinefollowing accusing the army of depriving him of his supplies, in a message testifying to his conflict with the military hierarchy.
  • Vladimir Putin promises the commissioning of the Sarmat missile this year. “We pay particular attention, as always, to strengthening the nuclear triad”said Vladimir Putin, on the eve of the first anniversary of the start of his offensive once morest Ukraine.
  • The Spanish Prime Minister visited kyiv. He said the six Leopard tanks promised to Ukraine would be delivered “at the end of March, at the beginning of April”and added that Spain intended “to see if [elle peut] increase this to a total of ten in the coming weeks and months, i.e. go from six to ten”. During a press conference organized in the presence of Mr. Sanchez, Volodymyr Zelensky has also stated that he wants “to meet China”. “It is in Ukraine’s interest”he further emphasized.
  • Finland will send three Leopard 2 mine-clearing tanks to Ukraine. “We will send more defensive equipment and participate in Leopard cooperation together with our partners”, said the Finnish Minister of Defense. The help will include “training on their use and maintenance”.
  • Ukraine’s president is expected to visit Vilnius in July to attend a NATO summitsays Petro Beshta, the Ukrainian ambassador to Lithuania, in an interview with the Lithuanian news agency BNS.

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