“Very many countries complained that they were undergoing colossal pressure on the part of Western powers to vote in support of that resolution,” Churkin told journalists after the vote, adding that he believes the pressure “produced a certain effect.”
“Some countries voted grudgingly, shall I say, and complained to us about the strong pressure they had experienced,” Churkin told ITAR-TASS.
Despite the General Assembly’s approval of the non-binding resolution 11 votes against and 58 abstentions in the process showed that Russia is not isolated.
Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, North Korea, Nicaragua, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Zimbabwe all voted against the resolution against the secession referendum in Crimea.
“Many have abstained, some have sided with Russia in voting against the resolution. But the trend is evident. Following the vote in the Security Council, some of our Western partners rushed to declare Russia ‘isolated’,” Churkin said.
28.03.2014
rt.com