The UN Security Council approved on Monday a resolution on Ukraine proposed by the US government, which calls for a quick end to the war and does not label Russia an aggressor, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
This is the first time the Security Council has approved a joint resolution on the war in Ukraine. Ten countries voted "for" the resolution, and five abstained, thus gathering the necessary majority.
The US, Russia and China voted "for" the resolution, while all five European countries on the council - Britain, France, Slovenia, Denmark and Greece - abstained. In theory, Britain and France have the right to veto Security Council resolutions, but they have not used that right since 1989.
Under international law, UN Security Council resolutions are binding.
The approved document, titled "Path to Peace", does not call Moscow an aggressor and does not call for the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine. It calls only for a swift end to the war.