Ukraine convenes emergency special session of UN General Assembly

Ukraine has requested members of the UN Security Council to convene an emergency special session of the General Assembly.

“In light of Russian veto in UNSC I addressed my request to members of the Council to adopt necessary decision to convene an emergency special UNGA session pursuant to GA resolution 377A(V) since Russia didn’t let Council act as required to maintain international peace & security,” Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to UN Sergiy Kyslytsya posted on Twitter.

A decision of the UN Security Council is required to convene such a special session. However, the approval of 9 of the 15 member states is enough to make a decision. At the same time, none of the countries will have the right to veto.

On February 26, the UN Security Council was unable to make a decision to stop Russia's aggression against Ukraine as it was blocked by Russia.

Russian president Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on February 24 and launched a large-scale invasion.

Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure for four days already, while missiles have been hitting residential buildings.

Martial law was imposed in Ukraine and general mobilization was announced.

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