The media gives the impression that almost the entire world is opposed to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But is that true?
The facts are clear:
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Wednesday and called for its troops to immediately and completely withdraw, as Moscow’s military bore down on several Ukrainian cities with airstrikes and troops.
Of the 193 member states, 181 participated in the vote. Of those, 141 countries supported the resolution condemning Moscow and five were against it – including Russia and a tiny group of its allies — Belarus, Syria, North Korea and Eritrea. Thirty-five countries abstained, but their numbers do not affect the two-thirds majority needed for adoption.
Unfortunately, only about half of the world’s population live in countries that condemned Russia’s invasion in the recent UN vote (yellow regions).
The media is Eurocentric, which is why it seems like there is overwhelming opposition to Russia. If only that were true.