Russia-Ukraine live news: UN suspends Russia from rights council

UN members vote 93-24 in favour of a resolution suspending Russia from UN human rights body after alleged atrocities

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has voted in favour of a US-initiated resolution to suspend Russia from the world body’s Human Rights Council.

Of the 193 members of the UN assembly, 93 voted in favor of Russia’s suspension while 24 voted against and 58 abstained, Qazet.az informs.

Ukraine has urged citizens in the country’s east to flee as Moscow refocuses its offensive on the Donbas region.

President Alexander Lukashenko says Belarus must be involved in any deal brokered to end the war.

Russia’s prime minister says attempts to isolate Moscow from the global economy will fail as Western powers roll out new sanctions.