<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Russia has expressed gratitude to Bangladesh for abstaining from voting in favour of the latest resolution that the UN General Assembly adopted on Ukraine situation.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The non-binding “anti-Russian” resolution of the UNGA will not bring the world closer to ending the Ukraine conflict, the Russian Embassy in Dhaka tweeted on Friday quoting Moscow’s permanent envoy to the UN Vassily Nebenzia.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Thank you, Bangladesh, for abstaining," it reads.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The UN General Assembly adopted the resolution that demands Russia leave Ukraine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thirty-two countries including Bangladesh, India, China, Iran, Pakistan and Sri Lanka abstained from voting while seven countries including Russia voted against the resolution.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A total of 141 countries voted in favour of the resolution. AP/UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>