Thailand’s abstention in UN vote on Russia’s annexation ‘a pointless exercise to please Moscow’

Thailand’s decision to abstain from voting on a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that rejected Russia’s annexation of four eastern regions in Ukraine, far from proving its neutrality, is actually counterproductive and severely dents its international credibility, many experts believe.   A direct instruction went from the government in Bangkok to the Thai permanent … Continue reading Thailand’s abstention in UN vote on Russia’s annexation ‘a pointless exercise to please Moscow’