UN condemns Russia’s annexation move: How did countries vote?

The United Nations General Assembly condemned Moscow’s attempt to annex four regions of Ukraine last month in a global show of anger towards President Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

In total, 143 countries backed Wednesday’s resolution reaffirming Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity. Thirty-five countries abstained from voting, while Russia and four other countries with close ties to Moscow voted against it.

Here is a country breakdown of the General Assembly vote:

Member states that voted against the resolution

B: Belarus

D: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)

N: Nicaragua

R: Russia

S: Syria

Member states that abstained

A: Algeria, Armenia

B: Bolivia, Burundi

C: Central African Republic, China, Republic of the Congo, Cuba,

E: Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia

G: Guinea

H: Honduras

I: India

K: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

L: Laos, Lesotho

M: Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique,

N: Namibia

P: Pakistan

S: South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan

T: Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo

U: Uganda, Uzbekistan

V: Vietnam

Z: Zimbabwe

Member states that voted in favour of the resolution

A: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra,  Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria

B: Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria

C: Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia

D: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic

E: Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia

F: Fiji, Finland, France

G: Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana

H: Haiti, Hungary

I: Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy

J: Jamaica, Japan, Jordan

K: Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait

L: Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg

M: Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar

N: Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway

O: Oman

P: Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal

Q: Qatar

R: Republic of Korea (South Korea), Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda

S: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland

T: Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Turkey

U: Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

V: Vanuatu

Y: Yemen

Z: Zambia