Russia overwhelmingly favors ‘attempt to annex Ukraine’s territory’
Britain, France, Canada and the Netherlands promise to support logistics such as air defense systems
Zelensky IMF/WB General Assembly “needs 78 trillion won, including infrastructure restoration next year”
Western society is renewing solidarity as Russia threatens to use nuclear weapons and fires missiles across Ukraine, inflicting civilian casualties.
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution condemning attempts to annex Ukraine’s territories in overwhelming favor, and major Western countries are accelerating their support of additional arms to Ukraine.
The UN member states passed a resolution condemning Russia’s illegal annexation with 143 votes in favor, 5 against, and 35 abstentions, at an emergency special meeting held at the UN headquarters in New York, USA on the 12th (local time).
The UN General Assembly has passed four anti-Russian resolutions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the end of February, and this resolution received the support of the most member states.
South Korea, Europe, Japan, and the United States, which participated as co-proposing countries for the resolution, all voted in favor, while only Russia, North Korea, Belarus, Nicaragua and Syria voted against.
China, India and Pakistan abstained.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted: “Thanks to the 143 countries for their support of the historic UN General Assembly resolution.
In Brussels, Belgium, more than 50 Western countries gathered to pledge additional military assistance to Ukraine.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with reporters before the start of the ‘Ukraine Defense Liaison Group’ (UDCG) meeting, which is the first order of the NATO Defense Ministers’ Meeting that opened on the same day and said, “Additional air defense system support to Ukraine is not expected. “It’s the top priority of the discussion,” he said.
The UDCG is an interim consultative body to discuss support and cooperation measures for Ukraine, and major participating countries each announced their support plans.
According to the BBC and Archyde.com, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on the same day that “the medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) will be available to Ukraine in the coming weeks for use with the US advanced surface-to-air missile system (NASAMS).”
The first AMRAAM offered by the UK is a rocket capable of shooting down cruise missiles.
Earlier, the U.S. announced that it would expeditely support Ukraine with two NASAMSs capable of defending against both missiles and aircraft.
France also said it plans to support radar and air defense systems in the coming weeks, while Canada has promised C$47 million in aid, including satellite communications, drone cameras and winter clothing.
The Dutch government has decided to provide additional support for anti-aircraft missiles worth 15 million euros (about 20.9 billion won).
Germany sent one of the four IRIS-T SLMs, the previously promised air defense weapon system, first after the missile attack.
It is expected that more military support measures will be announced after the NATO Defense Ministers’ Meeting, which will be held on this day and on the 13th.
The European Union (EU) is also considering military training for the Ukrainian military.
The hectic movement of Western society continues with dozens of people killed in Ukraine in three days of Russian missile attacks.
Russia has continued to strike in retaliation after the explosion of the Crimean Bridge, which is considered “pride” of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In addition, President Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons as the counterattack by the Ukrainian military has intensified since last month, and the sense of crisis has grown.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a UDCG meeting on the same day that Ukraine’s recent missile attacks revealed “maliciousness and cruelty” and that Ukraine has reversed the tide since last month, but that additional assistance is needed.
“We will do everything we can to get Ukraine to get whatever it needs,” Austin told reporters.
President Zelensky said in a video at a forum at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meeting in Washington, “The more aid Ukraine gets now, the more we will end the war and we will not let this cruel war spread to other countries.” It will give you more assurance that it will not,” he said.
President Zelensky appealed for financial support from the international community at a gathering of finance ministers from around the world, saying that Ukraine will need $55 billion (about 78.4 trillion won) for next year’s finances.
He explained that $38 billion would be needed to cover the deficit, and $17 billion would be needed to rebuild key infrastructure such as schools, housing and energy facilities.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said she estimated that Ukraine would need more than $3 billion to $4 billion (4.3 trillion to 5.7 trillion won) of external financial support per month next year.
/yunhap news