On February 24, the UN General Assembly adopted two resolutions dedicated to the three-year anniversary of large-scale Russian aggression, namely, the resolution proposed by 50 democratic countries “Advancing a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine” A/ES-11/L.10 and an alternative draft proposed by the United States “The path to peace” A/ES-11/L.11.
Resolution A/ES-11/L.10, among other things, contained a reference to resolution 68/262 of 2014, adopted in response to the occupation and attempted annexation of Crimea, and also contained a demand for Russia to immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all its armed forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, and to immediately cease military actions against Ukraine, including attacks on civilians and civilian objects.
As Professor Borys Babin recalled in this regard, the procedure for the special session of the General Assembly ES-11 began in 2022, but on the basis of Ukraine’s letter S/2014/136 with a demand for its convocation, received by the UN immediately after the beginning of the occupation of Crimea, on February 28, 2014.
Taking this fact into account, our Association wrote to more than 150 UN member states with a call to support resolution A/ES-11/L.10 and not allow provocations from modern Nazis, imperialists and racists to disrupt its adoption. This document was eventually adopted by the General Assembly by a majority of 93 votes, despite all attempts to block or disrupt this process.
The resolution “The path to peace” A/ES-11/L.11 was also amended before being prepared by democratic countries, replacing the words “lasting peace between Ukraine and the Russian Federation” with “just, lasting and comprehensive peace between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, in line with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of sovereign equality and territorial integrity of States” in A/ES-11/L.15 document.
Also on February 24, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 2774 (2025), which “implores a swift end to the conflict and further urges a lasting peace between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.” The resolution did not include any proposals from European countries similar to those described above, nor provocative amendments from Russia; the European member states of the Security Council abstained during the vote.
