Ukraine crisis at UN Security Council: How India would vote?

The UN Security Council will vote on Friday on a draft resolution that would condemn Russia for invading Ukraine and require Moscow to immediately and unconditionally withdraw, but the measure is set to fail because Moscow can cast a veto.

The US-drafted resolution is then expected to be taken up by the 193-member UN General Assembly within days, a senior US administration official said earlier on Thursday.

Although action will be blocked in the 15-member Security Council, Washington and allies see a vote as a chance to show Moscow is isolated over its actions.

Diplomats said it appeared at least 11 members would vote in favor, while it was unclear how China, India and the UAE would vote.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his counterparts in India and the UAE about Ukraine on Thursday, the State Department said.

On China, US President Joe Biden declined to comment on U.S. lobbying efforts over Ukraine, while on India he said talks continued but weren’t “resolved.”