Foreign Ministry: UN supports necessary steps for reparation for damages to Ukraine

On 14 November, the eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations adopted a text recommending creation of register to document damages caused by Russian aggression against Ukraine. The document was submitted to the session on behalf of Ukraine and a group of countries (including Lithuania) and it was adopted by a recorded vote of 94 in favour to 14 against, with 73 abstentions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

“The General Assembly resolution is an important step forward in holding Russia accountable for its aggression against Ukraine and for the damage and loss it has caused to the country, its people and its infrastructure,” Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas, permanent representative of Lithuania to the UN, said.