India stayed away from voting on the resolution brought against Russia in UNSC

India stayed away from voting on the draft resolution presented by the United States to Albania in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The resolution condemned Russia's illegal plebiscite and its occupation of Ukrainian territories. The resolution demanded that Russia immediately withdraw its military forces from Ukraine. The United Nations Security Council of 15 countries voted on a resolution introduced by the US and Albania, calling for Russia's illegal "referendum". " And the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya was condemned.

This proposal could not be accepted due to Russia's veto against this proposal. Out of the Council of 15 countries, 10 countries voted in support of the resolution and four countries did not participate in this vote, India is also a country in this. Russia has announced that the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya will be merged with Russia after a referendum.

At the same time, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the occupation of a state's territory by another state by threat or use of force is a violation of the United Nations Charter and the principles of international law. "Any decision to proceed with Ukraine's acquisition of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions will have no legal value and should be condemned," Guterres said.

The UN chief said, "Doing so may not be in sync with the international legal framework. It stands against the international community. It violates the objectives and principles of the United Nations. This is a dangerous escalation. There is no place. It should not be accepted."