Twelve members of the Russian delegation to the UN in Washington will be expelled on March 7 after being declared “persona non grata” in the US, AFP reported.
Earlier, all 193 member states of the UN General Assembly commemorated the victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a minute of silence at the opening of an emergency meeting due to the conflict, AFP reports.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the fighting in Ukraine must stop. “They are raging all over the country, in the air, on land and at sea. This must be stopped immediately. This is enough. The soldiers must return to their barracks,” he said.
More than 100 speakers have registered to speak at the General Assembly session, the first of its kind in 40 years, and she is expected to follow up with a resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities.