Sergiy Kyslytsya, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.N., said the 143-5 vote against Russia's attempt to annex parts of Ukraine forced nations to take a stand
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks during a United Nations General Assembly special session at the United Nations headquarters on Oct. 10, 2022 in New York City.hen the U.N. voted overwhelmingly in favor of condemning Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory, it was heralded by Ukraine and its allies as a victory.
While the vote has important symbolic value, it is unlikely to have an impact on the decision-making of Russian President Vladimir Putin or the state of the war, which will soon enter its eighth month. Sergiy Kyslytsya, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.N., concedes that there are limits to what the international body can achieve on its own. “We are dealing with a country, we are dealing with a dictator, who cannot give a monkey’s” about international rebukes, Kyslytsya tells TIME. Russia dismissed this week’s U.N. vote as a product of “But that doesn’t mean that the U.N. doesn’t matter. For Ukraine, in particular, the U.N.
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