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India abstains on UN call to return Ukrainian children
Orissa POST
|December 05, 2025
India abstained in the UN General Assembly from a draft resolution that demanded that Russia ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children forcibly transferred or deported since the start of the war.
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The 193member General Assembly adopted the draft resolution ‘Return of Ukrainian children’ Wednesday, with 91 votes in favour, 12 against and 57 abstentions.
India was among the nations that abstained in the UNGA on the resolution, along with Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
This story is from the December 05, 2025 edition of Orissa POST.
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