UN condemns Russia's war by large majority

It was only the 11th emergency meeting of its kind at the UN in more than 70 years and the first in decades.

The minimum vote for the resolution to pass was 100 of the 193-member body, as in a 2014 resolution that invalidated a Russian referendum in Crimea. Other diplomats set the bar for success at 120 votes.

Not all members vote in the assembly, and some of them do not have the right to vote at the moment because of outstanding payments.

Unlike Security Council resolutions, a resolution adopted in the assembly is not binding under international law and has more of a symbolic significance. 

Observers, however, see it as a snapshot of the global mood regarding the Ukraine conflict.