UN Assembly votes to demand that Russia stop war in Ukraine

The U.N. General Assembly voted Wednesday to demand that Russia stop its offensive in Ukraine and withdraw all troops, with nations from world powers to tiny island states condemning Moscow's actions.The vote was 141 to 5, with 35 abstentions. It came after the 193-member assembly convened its first emergency session since 1997.The measure also called on Russia to reverse a decision to recognize two separatist parts of eastern Ukraine as independent.Countries that spoke up for Russia in the assembly included Belarus, Cuba, North Korea and Syria.