The U.N. General Assembly started debating Monday whether to demand that Russia reverse course on annexing four regions of Ukraine -- a discussion that came as Moscow's most extensive missile strikes in months alarmed much of the international community anew.
The assembly's special session was planned before Monday's barrage, but countries spoke out on the widespread, Monday morning rush-hour attacks that killed at least 14 people and wounded scores.
Russia said it targeted military and energy facilities. But some of the missiles smashed into civilian areas: a park, a commuter minibus, and more. Ukrainian officials haven't confirmed that Kyiv was behind the bridge attack or other incidents of apparent sabotage but have said they welcome setbacks for Russia in all territory that it has claimed to annex.
Costa Rican Ambassador Maritza Chan Valverde said the strikes showed "continued and complete disdain for human rights, humanitarian law and international norms." A proposed assembly resolution would demand that Moscow "immediately and unconditionally" scrap its supposed annexations and call on all countries not to recognize them. The measure, spearheaded by the European Union, also would insist upon the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian forces from all of Ukraine's internationally recognized territory."Such cynicism, confrontation and dangerous polarization as today we have never seen in the history of the U.
The full 193-member assembly is expected to vote Wednesday or later. Russia wanted secret balloting, an unusual move that the assembly rejected, 107-13, with 39 abstentions. Russian bids to reconsider the secret-ballot idea were voted down.
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