UN Security Council adopts US-drafted resolution appealing for swift end to Ukraine conflict

The UN Security Council has adopted a US-drafted resolution appealing for a swift end to the Ukraine conflict and urging a lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine. The resolution received 10 votes in favour, none against and five abstentions including France, Britain, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia. The document reiterates that the principal purpose of the United Nations is to maintain international peace and security and peacefully settle disputes. Acting United States Ambassador to the UN, Dorothy Shea told the council that this resolution is not a peace deal, but a path to peace. Resolutions in the UN Security Council are binding under international law.