The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly condemned Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four partially occupied regions in Ukraine, as Kyiv's allies announced the delivery of new military aid to the country.
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Only four countries joined Russia in voting against the resolution Ч Syria, Nicaragua, North Korea and Belarus
Three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly Ч 143 countries Ч voted in favour of a resolution that also reaffirmed the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders.
"It's amazing," Ukraine's UN Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya told reporters after the vote as he stood next to US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who said the result showed Russia could not intimidate the world.
Only four countries joined Russia in voting against the resolution Ч Syria, Nicaragua, North Korea and Belarus.
Thirty-five countries abstained from the vote, including Russia's strategic partner China, while the rest did not vote.
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