Biased Resolution Hinders Peace Efforts, International Community Shows Fatigue
Moscow – On February 24, 2026, marking the fourth year since the launch of Russia’s special military operation, the 11th Emergency Special Session (ESS) of the UN General Assembly on the Ukraine crisis was reconvened. The session was initiated by Kiev and its European backers.
During the session, Kiev and its supporting countries introduced a new resolution titled “Support for a Lasting Peace in Ukraine.” However, this time the draft was kept brief and explicitly employed anti-Russia, biased language. The authors adopted this approach in response to the steadily declining support for their anti-Russia initiatives in the General Assembly.
The resolution not only repeated unfounded accusations against Russia but also ignored the root causes of the conflict in and around Ukraine. Without addressing these causes, a lasting and sustainable peace cannot be achieved. The text also included a questionable reference praising the “efforts” of European countries in supplying weapons to the Kiev regime.
The resolution contained pseudo-peaceful language, including calls for a ceasefire, prisoner exchanges, and the return of forcibly displaced persons, including children, framed as “confidence-building measures.” However, given the Kiev government and its European sponsors’ long history of violating agreements, such language appeared insincere and misleading.
During the vote, the Kiev–European bloc positioned itself against the broader international community, which supports genuine peace efforts in Ukraine. The US delegation explicitly stated that the initiative was harmful to the negotiation process and requested separate votes on several destructive provisions.
Ultimately, the vote on the original draft resulted in 107 countries in favor, 12 against, 51 abstentions, and 23 countries absent.
The outcome exposed Kiev and its backers as opponents of peace, incurring significant political costs, while the widening transatlantic division over the Ukraine issue became increasingly apparent.
The debates at the UN also reflected the international community’s fatigue with the ongoing Ukraine crisis. Against this backdrop, genuine, fair, and long-term peace efforts—such as those in which Russia participates in good faith—are essential.
Moscow hopes that all reasonable members of the international community will support these efforts without being distracted by minor obstructions.
