War in Ukraine. How do countries rank in the world one year after an invasion?

One year after the first day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world’s nations met this Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly, which had already condemned Russian aggression in the first days of the invasion.

The Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution calling for withdrawal “immediate” Russian troops calling for peace “fair and sustainable”. Of the 193 members of the organization, 141 countries approved the text, and 32 abstained.

Seven countries voted against the resolution in the first place, two more than when it was passed on March 2, 2022. Russia, Belarus, Syria, Eritrea and North Korea are now joined by Nicaragua, whose dictator Ortega continues to harden his regime and leave. itself diplomatically from the West and Mali, increasingly entrenched in the Russian sphere of influence. “The usual suspectsStefan Odran, an international risk consultant, commented on Twitter. As for the countries that abstained, there are three less than in March.

“The grand coalition maintains»

This last posture meanssave Russia without antagonizing the WestStefan Odran also notes. China and India are concerned, but so are many African countries. “The case of Armenia is symbolic“, says the consultant. Attacked by Azerbaijan, the country can only condemn the change in power lines, but has refrained because it depends on Moscow, an influential interlocutor with its enemy, to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Other countries, such as Brazil or the countries of the Persian Gulf, very measured with Moscow, nevertheless approved the resolution, the consultant notes.

Nevertheless, “the grand coalition holds firm“. At the beginning of the war, 141 countries had voted in favor of the text condemning the invasion, so as of this Wednesday. “We won (…). The world understands which side is the truth“After the adoption of the resolution, Andriy Yermak, the head of the staff of the President of Ukraine, welcomed. And that “much more so than the West“, – emphasized the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kouleba.

“Global Peace”

The resolution of the General Assembly reaffirms.appterritorial integrity of Ukraine andwanted“that Russia”immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all its military forces from the territory of Ukraine, within the country’s internationally recognized borders“, a reference to the territories annexed by Russia. He also calls Acessation of hostilities“and”emphasizes the need to achieve a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace in Ukraine as soon as possible, in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter.“.

But while the overwhelming majority of member states approved this resolution, with thunderous applause, the war nonetheless disrupted the international order that had emerged from World War II. India and China, which still refuse to condemn Russian aggression, together account for a third of the world’s population. Beijing, flaunting its friendship with Russia, is campaigning to impose an authoritarian model. And all the countries we call the “Global South” that abstained in Africa, or that accepted the resolution in South America, unwilling to strongly condemn Russia, are watching and reserving their judgment on value democracies, as analyzed in his editorial. Philippe Gelin, deputy editor Figaro.