Israel to vote against Russia at UN General Assembly session on Ukraine
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said his country would be 'on the right side of history'
Israel will vote to censure Russia in an emergency United Nations session that begins later on Monday, its foreign minister Yair Lapid has confirmed.
He said Israel “was and is on the right side of history” and that it had a moral responsibility to join other world nations in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Lapid made the remarks in a televised statement on Monday.
The UN General Assembly is set to meet in New York for its first emergency session in decades.
A vote is expected to follow later in the weekend.
זהו היום החמישי של המלחמה באוקראינה. האו"ם יצביע היום או מחר על הצעת החלטה המגנה את הפלישה הרוסית לאוקראינה. ישראל תצטרף ותצביע בעד ההחלטה, יחד עם רוב מכריע של מדינות העולם.
— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) February 28, 2022
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador at the United Nations, said they would “hold Russia to account for its indefensible actions and for its violations of the UN Charter.”
The session comes after the Security Council failed to agree a resolution on the crisis in Ukraine because it blocked by Russia, which wields a veto as a permanent member.
Lapid also said that his country was exploring the effect that sanctions on Russia might have upon Israel, where a large minority is Russian-speaking and retains close links to the country.
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