Armenia abstained from voting in UN General Assembly on resolution  demanding Russia to stop special operation in Ukraine and withdraw  troops

ArmInfo. Armenia abstained from voting in the UN General Assembly on a resolution demanding that Russia stop the special operation in Ukraine and withdraw its troops.

So, during today's meeting of the Fifth Emergency Session of the UN  General Assembly and the subsequent vote, 141 states voted in favor  of the adoption of the resolution of the General Assembly, and five  countries: Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea and Eritrea, voted  against the resolution . 35 countries abstained from voting,  including Armenia, China, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Cuba,  Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and others.

It is noteworthy that Azerbaijan, Russia's new ally, did not  participate in the vote at all. And another partner, Turkey,  supported the adoption of this document.

It is noted that the document is not legally binding. Earlier,  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed his opinion about  the likelihood of Russia's exclusion from the UN Security Council. In  response to a related question, he stated that there was no such  mechanism. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced  the start of a special military operation in the Donbass. He noted  that the reason for this was requests for help from the heads of the  DPR and LPR.