The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo abstained from voting on the resolution, approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization (UN), which condemns the invasion led by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine .
A total of 141 of the 193 UN member states supported the resolution that “deplores” the Russian aggression and calls on Putin to immediately and unconditionally end and withdraw his troops from Ukraine.
“It also demands that the Russian Federation immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders,” reads part of the resolution.
They also reaffirmed their “commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty, political independence, unity and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, which extend to its territorial waters.”
The condemnation raised by the UN comes after Russia, on January 23, began large-scale military operations against Ukraine, with artillery and missile bombardments, in addition to the landing of infantry.
Ortega regime did not confirm support for Russia
The states that rejected the UN condemnation were Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea and Eritrea. Another 35 countries, including Nicaragua, Cuba, El Salvador and China, abstained from supporting or rejecting the resolution.
The abstention of the Ortega-Murillo regime comes a week after President Ortega, on the 88th anniversary of the assassination of General Augusto C. Sandino, justified the Russian aggression and received Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borísov in the country, who promised – without giving details – an increase in military and commercial cooperation.
“The step that President Putin took today to recognize those provinces, which are provinces that are populated by Russian citizens; I am sure that if they submit it to an election or a referendum there like the one they did in Crimea, I am sure that people there will even vote for annexation to Russia, which is what Crimea did: It returned to the situation in which it was was before the fall of the Soviet Union”, justified Ortega.
The Russian aggression against Ukraine has already claimed the lives of more than a hundred people and left thousands injured from both countries. The Russian Ministry of Defense admitted this Wednesday, March 2, the death of 498 Russian soldiers in the war it launched seven days ago against Ukraine, in addition to 1,597 wounded soldiers.
With information from EFE
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