U.N. assembly decides Russia annexation of Ukraine areas "illegal"

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Wednesday that criticizes Russia for annexing four Ukrainian regions last month and determines the referendums aimed at justifying the territorial expansion were "illegal."The world body's assembly also urged Moscow to retract the declaration of the annexation of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as part of the invasion of its neighboring country, which began in February.The 193-member assembly approved the resolution with 143 votes in favor. Five members, including Russia and Belarus, opposed it, while China, India and 33 others absta…READ FULL ARTICLE