ABC’s James Longman on What Lies Ahead for Russia
invasion of Ukraine, the world is almost collectively turning against him, and that might be fine with Putin, who may be in the process of pulling down the Iron Curtain back down again and isolating his citizens.In an emergency session Wednesday, the United Nations voted overwhelmingly for a resolution condemning Russia and calling for the immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine.
The vote was a lopsided 141 for to five against, with 35 countries abstaining. No surprise that Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, and Syria joined Russia in voting against it.The U.N.
vote was the latest in a series of resolutions, sanctions, business moves, and no-fly zones designed to further isolate Russia.
The Russian stock market has tanked, the Russian ruble dropped to its lowest value ever (less than a penny), and sanctions on its central bank caused it to withdraw from the European Market.It can be difficult to determine what’s really happening in the country because of Russia’s crackdown on its state-run media as well as the constant flow of lies spills out from its government.For some clarity and an honest appraisal, I reached out via Zoom to the out ABC News international correspondent James Longman, who has been covering Russia’s premeditated and horrific assault on Ukraine.
