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UKRAINE LIVE: Diplomatic debate intensifies as world marks three years since full-scale Russian invasion

Roma, 4, stands in front of his destroyed home in Kobzartsi, Mykolaiv region
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Roma, 4, stands in front of his destroyed home in Kobzartsi, Mykolaiv region

UKRAINE LIVE: Diplomatic debate intensifies as world marks three years since full-scale Russian invasion

Peace and Security

February 24 marks three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Thousands of civilians have been killed and injured, the economy shattered and energy infrastructure destroyed. As the General Assembly and Security Council debated how peace and security can be restored in eastern Europe, three resolutions were passed which reveal new policies and alliances that signal a major shift in the pattern of diplomacy towards the war, here in New York. Manshet app users can follow live here.