China points out that dialogue and negotiations are the only viable way out of the conflict in Ukraine. They warn against the conflict spinning out of control. The Chinese leadership is asking for a full ceasefire on the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. – Conflict and war benefit no one. All parties must act rationally and hold back, and prevent the crisis from getting out of control, the declaration states. China also insists that nuclear weapons must not be used. They also warn against biological and chemical weapons “under no circumstances must be developed”. China is also asking for sanctions that are not approved by the UN Security Council to be stopped. This means, in the event, a halt to all Western sanctions against Russia, since Russia has veto power in the Security Council. EU envoy in Beijing asks China to defend the UN Charter – China should fulfill its responsibility and defend the UN Charter, says Jorge Toledo, the EU’s ambassador to China, according to Reuters. Toledo said this in Beijing on Friday morning as part of a speech he gave in front of dozens of diplomats at a ceremony to mark that today is one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. 141 countries voted for the resolution When UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the crisis meeting in the UN General Assembly on Thursday, he condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 24 February last year. – The invasion violates our common conscience, said Guterres. He called the anniversary of the invasion “a bad milestone for the Ukrainian people and for the world community”. In the vote in the General Assembly, 141 countries voted for a resolution which advocates that Russia must stop hostilities and withdraw all its forces from Ukraine. Only seven countries voted against. 32 countries voted blankly. The resolution is not binding, but the votes show how much support Ukraine has in the world one year after the invasion.
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