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Posted: 2022-11-15T07:45:23Z | Updated: 2022-11-15T07:45:23Z

UNITED NATIONS (AP) The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday calling for Russia to be held accountable for violating international law by invading Ukraine, including by paying reparations for widespread damage to the country and for Ukrainians killed and injured during the war.

The vote in the 193-member world body was 94-14 with 73 abstentions. It was close to the lowest level of support received by any of the five Ukraine-related resolutions adopted by the General Assembly since Russias Feb. 24 invasion of its smaller neighbor.

The resolution recognizes the need to establish an international mechanism for reparation for damage, loss or injury arising from Russias wrongful acts against Ukraine.

It recommends that the assemblys member nations, in cooperation with Ukraine, create an international register to document claims and information on damage, loss or injury to Ukrainians and the government caused by Russia.