On 12 October in New York, the United States of America, the United Nations General Assembly voted on Ukraine’s territorial integrity and adopted a resolution, defending the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. 143 member states voted in favor of the resolution, with 35 abstaining and 5 votes against.

The resolution condemns Russia’s attempted illegal annexation of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, emphasizing that the Ukrainian territory has actually been temporarily occupied by Russia in violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence, and the principles of the UN Charter.

The resolution calls on the international community not to recognize any alteration of the status of these territories. The document also demands that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.

Statement by Lithuania at the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee 77th Session, New York, October 11, 2022

Statement on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic countries at the General Assembly “General Assembly Emergency Special Session on Ukraine” on Monday, 10 October, 2022