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The U.N. votes to condemn Russia's attempts to annex parts of Ukraine

State of the World from NPR

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The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory. Only four countries joined Russia in opposing the resolution; China was among the 35 nations that abstained. The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas Greenfield, says this wasn't just a vote about Russia's aggression in Ukraine. She said the world has to stand together with conviction and she believes it did on Tuesday.

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