The Philippines has denounced what it considers as the “invasion of Ukraine,” voting to support a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that condemned Russia’s actions against its neighboring country. RussiaUkraineCrisis
On Tuesday, Manila continued to urge an end to the fighting and appealed for the protection of civilians as well as civilian infrastructure. While it described fighting in Ukraine as an “invasion” of the country, it stopped short of making any explicit mention of Russia.
Appearing to reference this, the Philippines underscored, “We especially condemn the use of separatism and secession as a weapon of diplomacy for inviting and inflicting terrible cruelties and indiscriminate killings far in excess of that of any other kind of conflict.” Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have begun in Belarus, but Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed little optimism talks would end the fighting.
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