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Al-Araby
The UAE finally denounced Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine after it backed a vote in the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday condemning the assault. It came just days after the UAE abstained from a similar motion at the Security Council. The latest resolution, which “deplores in the strongest terms the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine”, was supported by 141 of the UN’s 193 members. This time the UAE backed it, along with Saudi Arabia and Egypt. It is unclear what has led to the UAE’s u-turn, but last week’s abstention led to grumbles in western capitals about the Gul…