Russia vetoes UNSC resolution on Ukraine, India, China abstain voting

As expected, Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that deplored "in the strongest terms" the country's "aggression" against Ukraine. But western nations said the resolution seeks to show Moscow's isolation on the global stage for its invasion and actions against Ukraine. The resolution had also demanded the immediate withdrawal of its troops. Eleven of the council's 15 members voted in favour of the motion. China, India and the UAE abstained. The draft resolution is now expected to be taken up by the 193-member UN General Assembly.The UN Security Council voted on Friday on the draft resolution sponsored by the US and Albania and supported by several other nations including Poland, Italy, Germany, Estonia, Luxembourg and New Zealand.One twitter user has uploaded voting video.

UNSC Ukriane meet: Watch the vote at council on US backed resolution against Russia
15 members:

Yes (11):
Abstain (3):
No(1): pic.twitter.com/Pmmf6nrDt9

— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) February 25, 2022

"India is deeply disturbed by recent turn of developments in Ukraine. We urge that all efforts are made for the immediate cessation of violence & hostilities. No solution can ever be arrived at the cost of human lives," India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said. "It is a matter of regret that the path of diplomacy was given up. We must return to it. For all these reasons, India has chosen to abstain on this resolution," he added.

According to the United Nations, more than 50,000 Ukrainians have already fled the country in the past two days. About 100,000 are believed to be internally displaced, and in Kyiv, many residents fled their homes and took shelter in the city's subway system, according to reports.