Heeding the call, 141 out of 193 UN member states voted in favor of the resolution late last night calling for an end to Russia's war of aggression and a withdrawal of Putin's troops from Ukraine.

141 countries. It is considered a great success that for the second time we managed to gather this broad majority. A success for Ukraine and also a success for the German Foreign Minister. "With its war policy, Russia is just as isolated as it was a year ago," said Annalena Baerbock in New York after the vote. The German had again tried for weeks to convince as many countries as possible of a "yes". Even the fickle among them.

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