Ukraine invasion and votes in favour of Russia in the UN General Assembly

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Why did some countries vote not to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the United National General Assembly's first emergency session since 1997? Our study examines different economic, political, geographic and historical reasons behind the voting behaviour of several countries in favour of Russia. Probit regressions show that higher dependence on military exports from Russia, years ruled by leftists, access to Russian markets for exports, being a major recipient of Russian aid, being former members of Soviet Union and sharing borders with Russia are positively associated with the probability of voting in favour of Russia. Factors which reduce the probability of support for Russia over the Ukraine invasion are higher levels of civil and political freedom within a country and percentage of exports from Russia to partners in total Russia exports.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics ; No. 17-2022

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Internationale Organisation ; Militärische Intervention ; Russisch ; Internationale Konferenz ; Wahlverhalten ; Strategische Allianz ; Ukraine ; Russland ; Welt

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza ; Fereidouni, Hassan Gholipour
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Philipps-University Marburg, School of Business and Economics
• (where): Marburg
• (when): 2022

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/262318
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET