NEW YORK/BEIJING -- Thursday's vote to suspend Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council underscored the country's isolation over alleged war crimes but also reflected Russian and Chinese efforts to pull support away from Western critics.
Ninety-three members of the General Assembly voted for the resolution, which removed a permanent member of the Security Council from a U.N. body for the first time. But abstentions and "no" votes totaled 82 -- far more than during previous resolutions related to the invasion of Ukraine.
