China abstained from the UN resolution calling on Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine.

The non-binding resolution called on Russia to end hostilities and withdraw from Ukraine.

He also called for an end to the fighting and peace in Ukraine, Reuters reports.

The vote had 32 abstentions, including China.

On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly today adopted a resolution calling on Russia to immediately withdraw its troops from the neighboring country in order to achieve a “just and sustainable” peace in the region.

Specifically, 141 countries approved the resolution, seven voted against (Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua) and 32 countries abstained (among them China, India and Iran).

Like the previous resolutions, which are non-binding, the text reiterated “the commitment to the territorial integrity of Ukraine”, “demands” the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops and calls for “an end to hostilities”.

However, he makes no reference to the ten-point peace plan presented by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in November. Ukraine decided not to mention this peace plan in order to get the draft resolution passed with as many votes as possible, according to diplomatic sources, at least as many as in October, when 143 countries voted in favor of the resolution condemning the annexation by Russia of four Ukrainian regions.

Yesterday, Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had again condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which he called “an insult to our collective conscience” and stressed that the first anniversary of the start of the war was a “sad milestone” for the people of Ukraine but also for the entire international community.

Referring to Moscow’s nuclear threats, Guterres underlined: “We have heard indirect threats to use nuclear weapons. The so-called use of non-strategic (or tactical) nuclear weapons is absolutely unacceptable. It is time to step away from the brink».