Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling for an immediate, full and unconditional cease-fire in Russia's war in Ukraine, despite the United States' abstention and a failed U.S. bid to strip language identifying the Kremlin's aggression.
The 193-member body met on the fourth anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion and voted 107 in favor, 12 against and 51 abstentions to adopt the "Support for lasting peace in Ukraine" resolution.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine thanked the nations for standing with Ukraine against Russia's invasion.
"These are the right and necessary steps," he said on social media. "And we will keep working actively to achieve peace, together with our partners."
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