The United Nations General Assembly approved on March 2 a resolution denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while calling for an immediate and peaceful withdrawal of all troops. The vote was 141 to 5, with 35 of the body’s 193 members abstaining. It was the first time the assembly convened an emergency session since 1997. Assembly resolutions aren’t legally binding, but they do have clout in reflecting international opinion. A Russian veto sank a similar resolution of the more powerful U.N. Security Council on Feb. 25, but the assembly allows no vetoes. Under special emergency session rules, a resolution needs the approval of a two-thirds majority of those countries voting, and abstentions don’t count. In the resolution, the assembly condemned Russia’s “Aggression against Ukraine,” and reaffirmed the “paramount importance” of the U.N. in the “promotion of the rule of law among nations.” More than 90 countries co-sponsored the assembly resolution. It …
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