Delegates to the United Nations General Assembly have adopted a resolution demanding that Russia stop the fighting in Ukraine and withdraw its troops.

The diplomats gathered for an emergency special session.

The nonbinding resolution won overwhelming support. A total of 141 of the 193 member countries supported it, while five countries, including Russia, Belarus and North Korea, voted against it. Thirty-five countries abstained.

Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya said, "Now people of Ukraine have more reason to believe in the United Nations. It is just the beginning. Don't think this is the end itself."

Russia's ambassador defended the invasion. He says Western diplomats exerted "unprecedented pressure" to get support for the resolution.

Vassily Nebenzia said, "This document will not allow us to end military activities; on the contrary, it could embolden Kyiv radicals and nationalists."