The United States drafted a United Nations (U.N.) Security Council measure &#8220;deploring&#8221; Russia&#8217;s still ongoing invasion of Ukraine — and during a Friday vote, Russia vetoed the resolution and China abstained.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) &#8212; Russia vetoes UN Security Council resolution that called on Moscow to halt attack on Ukraine, withdraw troops.
&mdash; Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) <a href="https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1497343147185258509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The UN Security Council just voted to condemn Russia over invasion of Ukraine.
For: 11 countries Against: Russia Abstain: China, India, UAE
Russia then vetoed it. <a href="https://t.co/Q7lIK6oCKj">pic.twitter.com/Q7lIK6oCKj</a>
&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1497345346187534336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
India and the United Arab Emirates joined China in abstaining from the vote, but the remaining 11 Security Council member nations (United States, United Kingdom, France, Norway, Ireland, Albania, Gabon, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana, and Kenya) voted in favor of the resolution, which is expected to go before the 193 members of the U.N. General Assembly next. The move was designed to draw attention to Russia&#8217;s <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-responds-to-russia-launching-invasion-into-ukraine/">growing isolation</a> from the international community.
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UN Security Council voting on resolution condemning Russia.
Yes
&#8211; United States &#8211; United Kingdom &#8211; France &#8211; Norway &#8211; Ireland &#8211; Albania &#8211; Gabon &#8211; Mexico &#8211; Brazil &#8211; Ghana &#8211; Kenya
No 
&#8211; Russia
Abstain
&#8211; China &#8211; India &#8211; United Arab Emirates
&mdash; The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) <a href="https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1497342306219065345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
According to a report from <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-vetoes-un-security-action-ukraine-china-abstains-2022-02-25/">Reuters</a>:
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The draft Security Council resolution demanded that Russia &#8220;immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine&#8221; and &#8220;immediately, completely, and unconditionally withdraw  all of  its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.&#8221;
The draft also demanded that Russia reverse its recognition of two separatist states in eastern Ukraine as independent.
&#8220;It is a matter of regret that the path of diplomacy was given up. We must return to it. For all these reasons India has chosen to abstain on this resolution,&#8221; India&#8217;s U.N. Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti told the council.
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The vote was reportedly delayed a couple of hours while several Security Council members attempted to negotiate with China. In addition, Reuters reported, &#8220;The Council softened the language in its resolution to say it &#8216;deplores&#8217; Russia&#8217;s &#8216;aggression against Ukraine&#8217; from &#8216;condemns&#8217;, while a reference to Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, which deals with sanctions and authorization of force, was removed along with a reference to &#8216;the president.’”
United States Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas Greenfield confirmed after Russia&#8217;s veto that the U.S. was standing firmly behind Ukraine, saying, &#8220;We are united behind Ukraine and its people, despite a reckless, irresponsible permanent member of the Security Council abusing its power to attack its neighbor and subvert the U.N. and our international system.&#8221;
&#8220;To those who say &#8216;all parties&#8217; are culpable, I say that is a clear cop out. One country &#8211; one country &#8211; is invading another. Russia is the aggressor here. There is no middle ground,&#8221; she said to the Council.
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&quot;To those who say &#39;all parties&#39; are culpable, I say that is a clear cop out. One country &#8211; one country &#8211; is invading another. Russia is the aggressor here. There is no middle ground&quot; &#8212;<a href="https://twitter.com/USAmbUN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USAmbUN</a> to <a href="https://twitter.com/UN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UN</a> Security Council <a href="https://t.co/LZp6vPFHtl">pic.twitter.com/LZp6vPFHtl</a>
&mdash; Ambassador Chris Lu (@AmbUNReform) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmbUNReform/status/1497352523052728327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
Since Russia began its full-scale invasion into Ukraine, a number of critics have called for the permanent member to be ousted from the U.N. Security Council:
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<li>Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN): &#8220;Remove Russia from the UN Security Council.&#8221;</li>
<li>Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX): &#8220;Russia should be kicked off the UN Security Council. The UN has become a complete joke and this might be a good first step to correcting that problem.&#8221;</li>
<li>Ian Bremmer: &#8220;Russia presiding over the U.N. Security Council right now is an obscenity.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
According to a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ukraine-invasion-lawmakers-push-white-house-oust-russia-un-security-council">report</a> published Friday by Fox News, several Capitol Hill lawmakers intend to introduce a resolution, drafted by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), calling for the White House to attempt to remove Russia from the Security Council.
Tenney&#8217;s spokesman Nick Stewart told Fox News, &#8220;It&#8217;s a long shot&#8221; — and noted that while the measure had bipartisan support, they were unsure whether President Joe Biden would take action.
As Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ukraine-invasion-lawmakers-push-white-house-oust-russia-un-security-council">reported</a>:
<blockquote>Stewart said the aim of the resolution is to point out that Russia’s continued standing as a permanent member of the international body tasked with preserving world order is &#8220;deeply hypocritical.&#8221;
The House resolution argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggressive behavior against Ukraine &#8220;pose[s] a direct threat to international peace and security&#8221; and &#8220;run[s] contrary to its responsibilities and obligations as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.&#8221;</blockquote>
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