Russia Cancels UN Vote On Ukraine Resolution Over Lack Of Support

Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, later confirmed during a council meeting on Ukraine that the vote would not happen.

Russia canceled a UN Security Council vote on a "humanitarian" resolution on Ukraine, scheduled for Friday, due to a lack of support from its closest allies, diplomats said.

Moscow failed to secure co-sponsorship of the draft text from China and India, suggesting that neither Beijing nor New Delhi were going to support it, an ambassador told AFP on Thursday.

Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, later confirmed during a council meeting on Ukraine that the vote would not happen.

The resolution never had a chance of adoption because it would have been vetoed by western powers.