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At the beginning of the review of the resolution on the militarization of Russia, Crimea proposed to the General Assembly to decide by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, and not by simple majority. In his view, such a procedure is possible for resolutions relating to international peace and security. This "step forward" has helped to minimize the risk of amendments from a group of Russian friends, said the diplomat.
"We knew perfectly well that it would be much more difficult to achieve this than the simple majority we had anyway," said Yelchenko.
He explained that the amendments made by a group of allies from Russia (Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Nicaragua) had been published with great confusion, calling on "both sides to refrain from any escalation ", so that countries that do not understand situation, could vote" for ". The amendments were intended to "scramble" the meaning of the resolution. However, they were rejected by the polling stations.
"Many countries were in danger of voting" for "these revisions, but by consciously raising the two-thirds threshold, we showed at the UN General Assembly that we were not afraid of the outcome …" Ukraine has confidence in its results
Monday On 17 December, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the militarization of Crimea, expressing concern over the security threats that Russia's progressive militarization of Crimea represents for Ukraine, Black Sea region and Europe as a whole.
For the first time in the text, it is mentioned that the occupation of Crimea by Russia violated its obligations under the Memorandum of Understanding. Budapest: The resolution calls on Moscow to withdraw its troops from Crimea and complete its temporary occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula. The document also condemns the attack of 25 November against the ships and sailors of the Ukrainian Navy and calls on Russia to release them immediately, without any additional conditions.
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