For the 32nd year, the entire world voted at the UN General Assembly to demand an end to the illegal US embargo against Cuba. The USA and Israel opposed the international community in a vote of 187 to 2.
    • anachronist@midwest.socialEnglish
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      1 day ago

      The proposal was submitted by the Russian Federation shortly after they attacked Ukraine, back when Russia was still claiming that “de-nazifying” Ukraine was the purpose of the invasion.

      https://press.un.org/en/2022/gashc4365.doc.htm

      Several delegates took to the floor to express concerns over Moscow’s attempt to exploit the pretext of combating neo-Nazism to justify its brutal war against Ukraine, with Ukraine’s delegate asserting that the draft has nothing in common with the genuine fight against Nazism and neo-Nazism. Echoing his concerns, the United Kingdom’s delegate stressed that the resolution is part of Moscow’s attempt to justify its aggression against Ukraine by furthering lies and distorting history.

      The United States’ delegate called the resolution “a cynical attempt” of Moscow to further its geopolitical aims by invoking the Holocaust and Second World War. In the same vein, Australia’s delegate called Moscow’s weaponization of the Holocaust and Nazism unacceptable.

        • bloubz@lemmygrad.ml
          10·
          2 days ago

          I don’t understand what you’re telling us. But as a reminder, last year Ukraine was the one to abstain from voting in the Cuba blockade stop (still with the US and Israel voting against)

          • Peter1986C@lemmings.world
            11·
            1 day ago

            In order to not anger the US, is my guess (they need the support for fighting off the Russian invasion).