Two Russian nationals have sought asylum in the US after arriving by boat in Alaska, according to the state's senators. That failed after Russia, as a permanent member of the council, vetoed the resolution.Ĭhina, Brazil, Gabon and India also abstained from voting on the US resolution. The General Assembly vote follows a US-led effort to introduce a similar resolution in the UN Security Council last week. To pass, the resolution will need "yes" votes from two-thirds of the countries. “We expect that a number of member states will sign up to take the floor as we saw the last time this emergency special session was convened, and we expect the debate may well stretch into the following days of the week,” the administration official said, saying the resolution will be put for a vote when the debate is over. How many countries are willing to stand up and cast a ‘no’ vote for this resolution? And I think that number will be quite low,” the official said.Īfter the resolution is introduced on Monday, a period of debate will follow. “One of the things we'll be looking for in this vote is essentially who's going to vote with Russia.
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