‘Do you feel proud?’ – Former UK High Commissioner to Sri Lanka questions abstention over Ukraine

 04 March 2022

 

04 March 2022

The former British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka slammed states that abstained in this week’s United Nations vote on Russia’s “aggression” into Ukraine – including the country that he was formerly posted in.

In a tweet sent out earlier today, James Dauris said the vote at the UN General Assembly was “historic”.

The resolution, supported by 141 of the assembly's 193 members, “deplores in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine”, demands “the Russian Federation immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine” and “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces”.

Russia, Belarus, Eritrea, North Korea and Syria voted against the resolution.

Thirty-five members, including Sri Lanka, abstained.

“If your country abstained, do you feel proud of how it voted?” said Dauris.

 

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