Russia Not Isolated at UN Vote: 93 Countries Did not Vote with British/Obama War Drive The UN General Assembly vote that condemned the secession of Crimea and its joining Russia was not the unanimous opinion claimed by Obama and his British masters. 100 countries voted against Russia, but the other 93 did not, divided among Opposed, Abstained, and Absent. The 11 countries that opposed the resolution include: Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. 58 countries that abstained include: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Guyana, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nauru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zambia. In addition, 24 countries were absent, including Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of the Congo, Côte dIvoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Serbia, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, and Yemen. Russias UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters that various countries diplomats had told him about massive pressure they came under to support the resolution. I see what has happened as a positive development, Churkin said. This time around, it is obvious there is no isolation. We dont have the majority behind us today, but a positive trend is apparent.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:02:09 +0000
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