Ukraine's Allies Shrink to a Western Core as the Global South Hedges at the UN
- On Wednesday, 51 nations at the 81st United Nations General Assembly urged Russia to accept an immediate ceasefire, citing Ukraine's March 2025 commitment to peace and demanding the return of detained civilians.
- The coalition's appeal followed renewed Russian strikes on Kyiv and the Black Sea, where forces recently hit an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged vessel, killing its captain and setting it ablaze.
- Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reported that Russian forces have killed at least 707 children and injured 2,548 others, while more than 2,318 minors remain officially classified as missing.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned the latest strikes at the assembly, demanding stronger international sanctions and missile interceptors, stating, "These attacks must not become the new normal."
- President Volodymyr Zelensky recently proposed an energy strike truce with Russia and supported safe-passage regimes in the Black Sea, provided Moscow takes reciprocal steps toward de-escalation.
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Ukraine's allies shrink to a Western core as the Global South hedges at the UN
When Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot presented a joint declaration on the war in New York this week, it was meant as a show of solidarity.
51 countries reaffirmed their support for Ukraine at a UN special session – the US was not part of it.
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n1info.rsHead of Ukrainian diplomacy Andriy Sibiga said this evening at the UN Security Council session dedicated to Ukraine, that his country is ready to commit to an "urgent and unconditional ceasefire", reported Ukrainian media on social networks.
Calls for Ukraine ceasefire at UN after daytime assault on Kyiv
50 countries at the UN, as well as the European Union have signed a statement supporting Ukraine's call for Russia to join an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, but the United States was not among them.
The European Union, along with 50 countries, issued a joint statement at the UN in support of Ukraine, calling on Russia to stop the fighting. The United States, which is playing a mediating role in the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, is missing from the signatory countries.
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