Al Jazeera breaks down the political, navy and financial positions of assorted international locations world wide one 12 months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started almost a 12 months in the past, the world has been broadly categorised into three camps – international locations allied with Ukraine, these neutral to the battle, and the nations which have defended Russia.
Whereas the US and European Union states have offered navy help to Ukraine totalling greater than $100bn, different international locations have chosen to make their positions identified by imposing sanctions on Russia or with their votes on the United Nations.
Within the following sequence of infographics, Al Jazeera breaks down the political, navy and financial positions of assorted international locations.
Political stance
A method of understanding the place a rustic stands politically is by how they vote on the United Nations.
The United Nations Common Meeting (UNGA) contains 193 member states and is probably the most consultant physique of the UN system. Each member state is allowed an equal vote when deciding on resolutions.
Resolutions handed by the UNGA are non-binding, which suggests they haven't any authorized energy. Somewhat, they're considered as an expression of the need of the worldwide neighborhood on a given matter.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UN convened its first emergency session in 25 years. The 193-member meeting has since voted on 4 particular resolutions addressing numerous issues with regard to Ukraine.
The map under summarises how these international locations voted throughout these 4 particular resolutions.
International locations that voted in favour of all resolutions (102 international locations):
Notice: An asterisk* means this nation was absent from at the very least one vote.
Afghanistan*, Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin*, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros*, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, DRC, Denmark, Djibouti*, Dominica*, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Estonia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Eire, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Latvia, Lebanon*, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania*, Mauritius, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco*, Myanmar, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda*, Saint Lucia, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe*, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands*, Somalia*, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Bahamas, Turkey, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Zambia*.
International locations that voted in favour or abstained in at the very least one decision (47 international locations):
Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau*, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, South Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, The Gambia, Togo*, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Yemen.
International locations that voted to abstain in all resolutions (17 international locations):
Armenia*, Cameroon*, El Salvador*, Equatorial Guinea*, Eswatini*, Guinea*, India, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
International locations that voted in opposition to or abstained in at the very least one decision (18 international locations):
Algeria, Bolivia, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia*, Iran*, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mali, Nicaragua, China, Republic of the Congo, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan*, Vietnam.
International locations that voted in opposition to all resolutions (4 international locations):
Belarus, North Korea, Russia, Syria.
International locations that had been absent in all resolutions (4 international locations):
Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Turkmenistan, Venezuela.
Gabon was the one nation to vote in favour or in opposition to a decision.
An in depth breakdown of every of the resolutions is listed under:
Emergency Session 1 – Demand that Russia withdraw its navy forces from Ukraine
In favour: 141 | Towards: 5 | Abstain: 35
On March 2, 2022, 141 international locations voted in favour of a UN decision demanding that Russia “instantly, fully and unconditionally” withdraw its navy forces from Ukraine. The decision wanted a two-thirds majority of sure/no votes to cross.
China, India, Iran and South Africa had been among the many 35 international locations that abstained, whereas simply 5 – Belarus, Eritrea, North Korea, Syria and naturally Russia – voted in opposition to it. Twelve international locations together with Venezuela, which have been suspended for 2 years for failing to pay dues because of the UN, had been absent from the vote.
Emergency Session 2 – Humanitarian penalties of the aggression in opposition to Ukraine
In favour: 140 | Towards: 5 | Abstain: 38
In a second decision adopted on March 24, nearly three-quarters of the UNGA voted to demand support entry and civilian safety in Ukraine – and criticised Russia for making a “dire” humanitarian scenario.
The decision, which was drafted by Ukraine and its allies, obtained 140 votes in favour and 5 votes in opposition to by the identical international locations – Belarus, Eritrea, North Korea, Russia and Syria – whereas 38 international locations abstained. Ten international locations had been absent from the vote.
Emergency Session 3 – Suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council
In favour: 93 | Towards: 24 | Abstain: 58
On April 7, a US-sponsored decision to droop Russia from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was adopted with 93 votes in favour, 24 in opposition to and 58 abstentions. The decision required a two-thirds majority to cross, not counting abstentions.
The decision got here after the invention of civilian our bodies within the city of Bucha close to Kyiv.
The Russian delegation introduced it had stop the Human Rights Council earlier that day in expectation of the vote. The UNHRC is liable for selling and defending human rights globally.
Emergency Session 4 – Territorial integrity of Ukraine, condemning Russia’s transfer to annex elements of Ukraine
In favour: 143 | Towards: 5 | Abstain: 35
In late September, Russia formally introduced the annexation of 4 partially occupied provinces of japanese and southern Ukraine. Kyiv and its Western allies rejected the vote as meaningless and unlawful.
On October 12, the UN Common Meeting voted to sentence Russia’s “tried unlawful annexation” of the 4 partially occupied areas in Ukraine and urged international locations to not recognise the transfer. Three-quarters of the 193-member Common Meeting — 143 international locations — backed the decision that additionally reaffirmed the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine inside its internationally recognised borders.
4 international locations joined Russia in voting in opposition to the decision – Belarus, Nicaragua, North Korea and Syria. One other 35 international locations abstained from the vote, together with China, India, Pakistan and South Africa. The remainder didn't vote.
International locations arming Ukraine
In response to the newest information from the Kiel Institute for the World Financial system, a German assume tank, at the very least 32 international locations have offered Ukraine with navy help together with weapons, tools or monetary support for the military.
Twenty-five of the 32 nations offering navy help are a part of NATO – the world’s largest navy alliance with 30 member states. Notably lacking from this checklist is Hungary, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has shut relations with Russia.
International locations which have provided Ukraine with weapons and navy tools embody: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the US.
The checklist above doesn't embody international locations offering non-lethal support or gas. Some nations might have additionally stored their transfers secret.
Army support despatched to Ukraine contains typical weapons in addition to extra superior tools and fashionable weaponry.
The weapons embody artillery, anti-aircraft weapons, anti-tank weapons, armoured automobiles, reconnaissance and assault drones, helicopters, small arms, ammunition and physique armour.
In January, the US, UK and Germany pledged to ship fashionable primary battle tanks to Ukraine. The UK stated it could ship 14 of its Challenger 2 tanks, Germany agreed to ship 88 Leopard tanks, and the US stated it could ship dozens of its M1 Abrams to bolster the nation’s struggle effort.
Analysts say the latest-generation primary battle tanks are very important for Ukraine so as to punch holes in Russian defensive strains and retake territory that Moscow seized within the opening weeks of the invasion.
NATO and its allies have additionally educated tens of hundreds of Ukrainian troops, together with particular forces.
International locations offering support to Ukraine
In response to the Kiel Institute, 40 international locations have dedicated at the very least 108bn euros ($115bn) in monetary, humanitarian and navy support to Ukraine between January 24 and November 20, 2022.
At 47.8bn euros ($51.2bn) in commitments, the US is Ukraine’s greatest contributor, with at the very least 22.9bn euros ($24.5bn) going in direction of navy pledges, 15.05 billion euros ($16.1bn) in monetary support and 9.9 billion euros ($10.6bn) in humanitarian help.
Humanitarian reduction covers medical, meals and different gadgets for civilians, whereas monetary help comes within the type of grants, loans and ensures.
European Union establishments together with the EU Fee, EU Council and the European Funding Financial institution, are the second-highest contributors with 34.9bn euros ($37.3bn) pledged to Ukraine, whereas the UK is third at 7.1bn euros ($7.6bn).
Since November 20, the US and different international locations have pledged further navy packages to Ukraine. The chart under supplies an in depth breakdown of how a lot every nation has dedicated to Ukraine.
International locations sanctioning Russia
At the least 46 international locations or territories have imposed sanctions on Russia, or pledged to undertake a mixture of US and EU sanctions in accordance with Castellum.ai, a world sanctions-tracking database. Since February 22, greater than 11,307 sanctions have been slapped on Moscow, making Russia probably the most sanctioned nation on the earth.
Eighty p.c of all sanctions goal people whereas 18 p.c goal entities. The remaining sanctions goal vessels and plane.
The US has imposed probably the most variety of sanctions on Russia at 1,948 adopted by Switzerland (1,777), Canada (1,590), the UK (1,414) and the EU (1,390).
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