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Ukrainian ambassador calls for a moment of silence at UN security council

Ukraine's UN ambassador, Sergiy Kyslytsya, addressed an emergency meeting of the UN security council on Friday 26 February in New York. During his address, Kyslytsya called for a moment of silence to pray for peace, and for the souls of those already killed after Russia invaded his country on 25 February.
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'Moments of silence' seems to be what the U.N. excels at anyway, fitting place to ask for one!

Russia vetoes UN resolution deploring 'aggression' in Ukraine | AFP

Russia, as expected, vetoes a UN Security Council resolution that "deplores in the strongest terms" the country's "aggression" against Ukraine. Eleven of the council's 15 members vote for the motion, which was co-written by the United States and Albania. China, India and the UAE abstain.