Zambia has voted along with other 140 nations to ‘reprimand’ Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
In the vote seen released by the UN, Zambia joined others in voting against Russia, in a departure from the country’s long-held Non-Aligned stance.
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to ‘reprimand’ Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the UN.
The resolution, supported by 141 of the assembly’s 193 members, ended a rare emergency session called by the U.N. Security Council and as Russia carried out its military operation against Ukraine.
The text of the resolution “deplores” Russia’s “aggression against Ukraine.”
Thirty-five members including China abstained and five countries including Russia, Syria, and Belarus voted against the resolution. While General Assembly resolutions are non-binding, they carry political weight.
Among the African and other world nations which abstained from condemning Russia to include South Africa, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Sudan, Mali, Mozambique, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, among others.
The last time Security Council convened an emergency session of the General Assembly was in 1982, according to U.N. website.
THE USELESS TR000ll KZ IS IN THE MINORITY AGAIN
KIKIKIKI
All countries under IMF conditions were ordered to vote against Russia. The others were free to vote otherwise. Zimbabwe and SA abstained. They know better. NATO is an aggressor here.
During this region’s freedom struggle Zambia was on the right side of History. Once again it stands on the right side of History and Morality.??
During this region’s freedom struggle Zambia was on the right side of History. Once again it stands on the right side of History and Morality.
Zambia ,this is a colossal mistake .The wiser decision should have been “abstention”. Nothing wrong being neutral .This is Russia Vs NWO elites .The closest man to ever expose their agenda was the #45 president. Its time to dive deep ,read the signs of the times.
Zambia is now the vassal state obediently following US/NATO. this happening when kindergartens are in lead of foreign policy.
When Tony Blair and George Bush invaded Iraq, you kept quiet. What is your rationale to condemn Putin?
Zambia has come off the fence now. From nonaligned to take a side. Congratulations.
Eritrea is the only African country to vote with Russia. Serbia, the traditional Russian ally, unlike Belarus, voted against the invasion.
Other countries that abstained like China, India and Uganda are also only protesting in a different way. They don’t want NATO expansion and the rest just want a neutral stand.
Iyeeeeeeee, twaponoka kuli Putin!
This is not good. At all. At all. We have always been non-aligned. Our concerned is for the victims of an injustice and not the champions of either side. Let’s do better. I am not happy on this. Our government will lead us down a rabbit hole. I thought we were done with flip-flopping like the previous guys useless stance on some North African enclave just to win questionable favor. We must do better. We are non-aligned.
F00Iish under 5 president who has no idea what he is doing. To him he will support anything those western bazungu do even at the expense of Africans being racially discriminated by Ukrainians. Let them die. We in pf supoort Russia
When your ballz are financially tied to IMF you have no other option but to sing praises to them and their enemies become yours too
Zambia took the right position, calling out Russia for the atrocities inflicted on the common people of Ukraine. Only cowards would hide behind “abstention “. Come on, NATO is not even in Ukraine. And NATO has NEVER invited Ukraine to JOIN it, how can you say NATO is the aggressor? And use that as a justification to kill poor Ukrainian people, and even sending out of Ukraine our own Zambian young men and women who were studying in Ukraine. And you sit behind your computer ati “NATO was the agressor”, are you for real?
Non-Aligned = Not having an Oppinion = Being du.mb, the current Zambian government is Not closing its eyes on an obviously aggression act and remain du.mb.
POINTLESS COMMENTING ON THIS TO SOME *****S
WHO KNOW ACTUALLY ZILTCH,,, ZERO,,,, BUT LIKE TRY AND LOOK INTELLIGENT
Iyee!! When did Zambia change its position from being Non-aligned country on weighty matters? Russia has been our all-weather friend from the Apartheid struggle in RSA to-date. When the West perpetrated the evils of the White rule regime Russia supported the Southern African Region in its struggle against Apartheid. From KK right through to Edgar Zambia took a neutral position on fights of supremacy between NATO and Russia. Bally has broken the chain. NIPANO TULI!!
RUSSIA SUPPORTS TYRANNY
ITS DONE NOTHING FOR AFRICA SO DONT TALK TRASH
AND EVEN IF THEY BAILED AFRICA OUT OF DEBT DOESNT MEAN WE SUPPRT THEIR INVASION
They are only 6 months in office and they have decided on behalf the country on such a serious issue. THIS IS NO JOKE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER. This is not our fight. We are non-aligned. People with brains first look at a country’s history before committing their nation to such issues like siding with either West or East. This is very bad. They had spoken for themselves and not on behalf of the Nation.
This is what happens when you have never held public office and then unexpectedly become president
#7 read your history man, KK even went to Iraq to persuade “his brother” to avoid war; of course Bush/Blair lied but you can’t say wrong is right. KK was forthright in condemning the heavy civilian casualties in that war and many others including Israel’s bullish approach to making peace with Arafat’s Palestine…muzibelenga 🙁
When you are in charge you act on the policies that you believe are right for the country you lead. Should you care about what past leaders did? Absolutely not.
By the way, do you think Putin and Russians care about African’s. They don’t.
Africa and Zambia are in the rubbish state they are in because too many of its leaders just carry on doing “same old, same old.
Africa needs new ideas and directions and this President is doing that.
Wake all you small minded people and get to grips with the modern world.
Lastly, will Russia ever be able to help Zambia and Africa?
Weapons maybe, but is that what Africa really need?
Hey Russia has been our friend from the freedom strugglles of the 50s through our war against apartheid when Britain failed to stop Smith from terrorising us and then labelled the ANC a terrorist group.. Our relationship with NATO is only tied to the fact that our colonial masters are in the group.. We are supporting them because we identify with them because of familiarity. That is being without principles
@Ben Russia has always helped Zambia. Check where your doctors and engineers got their training. Your military received its weapons from USSR. History is part of politics. A politicians with no history iisnt fit to rule be cause he will end up being re-enslaved. “Africa kuti twaelela lelo teti tulabe” Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe dwells on the need to know one’s history
Russia IS ALL TALK
putin and his puppet lavrov will payb the price eventually
lavrov talking about another NUCLEAR WAR SOON
THEY ARE GUTLESS BRING IT ON THEN LETS SEE WHO IS DESTROYED
@ Bisklay Lasklu, @Anapaya Gadaffi,
Ukraine was part of Russia, whatever help Zambia received from the so-called Soviet Union [USSR], it also included Ukraine, Secondly, the doctors you are talking about, you have the same from Ukraine. In fact, the future of more 127 young Zambia men and women who were studying in Ukraine has been brought to stand-still. So what are you talking about??? The normal Russian people do NOT support this invasion, Putin is being INSECURE, he doesn’t even trust his Ministers, when he is addressing them, he sits 30m from them while using a microphone. You are supporting a LUNATIC. By killling Ukrainians, How is he defeating NATO ?? STOP the BULSH!T
@General Kanene I dont support war. But you know little about World Politics and it isnt my job to educate you. Just go to a nearby technicon if you’re living in the world’s biggest brainwashing machine called the US and learn the basics of political Science before you can be able to receive a treatise on World Order then and now.
@Anapaya Gaddaffi – Your first sentence is that you “don’t support war”, and yet you are busy defending the person who has brought the war,,,,hinding behind whatever political science nonsense that has been engraved in your head. Listen to Putin’s press conferences, his reason for entering Ukraine is that he wants to flush out NEO-NAZIS, what has that got to do with NATO that you people keep on talking about?. And if it’s a fight against NATO, why is he killing the people who are NOT even in NATO? Are the ordinary Russian people who are being crushed in protest, also NATO? Its PUTIN`s dream to revive the Soviet Union, but that will never happen, as the world has moved on. My friend, educate yourself or else trash your Political Science degree, as it’s not doing you any good.
D*mba$$ery is tooo prevalent on this website. The day Russia gives a rats aZZ about any African country, please, please let us know. They are racist as any other white country.
Right is right, wrong is wrong. Have the conviction to stand up for what is right: whether it be the US illegal and unproved invasion of Iraq or the same thing being done by Russia in Ukraine. Unnecessary loss of life should concern anyone who has a brain and decency.
When some country comes to invade Zambia and we beg for help to prevent the loss of innocent lives, I hope all you ‘non-aligned’ commenters and cowards will understand if the world doesn’t life a finger to help.
History is clear in actual sense that we have never been non aligned because during KK times, we leaned towards USSR that is why when it fell, Zambia’s economy went with it. How many UNIP youth league guys went to study in USSR those days? Let’s be courageous to call a spade a spade and even the future do the same regardless of who does wrong, NATO or therwise.
So many opinions on here. All those saying Russia is an all weather friend are brain washed. They have been grooming us for such instances with aid, arms, scholarships….Russia’ main aim is world domination. When that happens Zambia will still be a foot stole to another world power. All weather friend my foot!!!
I get Aid in one hand and raise a middle finger with the other hand. We are not for sale.
Zambia made a very big mistake…f××× you b@fikal@ aba votele…these headless chickens can’t see what lies ahead..they can’t see the schemes that America is playing here ba sata nyi nenu..
Ba LT eff off!!!!
You do realise that Russia is our ally and we have Russians living in Zambia right? You can’t trust blacks. Keep licking Muzungu bottoms. Btw Russians aren’t white. They are traditional and President Putin is a man of integrity. Oh also watch the history of Russia. Don’t forget to educate yourselves on the expansionists while you are at it.
We can talk and talk, but the truth of the matter Russia has got no right to invade Ukraine.
The government has done well to send the strong message to the aggressor.
Ba General Kanene “who has brought war”? Anyone can see you havent known the cause of the war and just decided to move with the American crowd that surrounds you. . To educate you Neo Nazis are enemies of Russia because the USSR defeated the NAZI empire in 1948. Putin identifies NATO as neo-Nazis.
Where on earth did Putin ever say he wants to revive the Soviet Union?. The Soviet Union was brought together by an ideology tat Putin doesnt subscribe to and some of its members are with NATO so he would be gropping at nothing. And your binary trapped thinking needs emancipation because I dont support war doesnt mean I am against Russia. For those in the know the war has been caused by NATO. I dont support war just explains my stance that this isnt Zambia’s war so we better do well to…