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Why did Beirut condemn Moscow at the UN?

US President Joe Biden is said to have raised the issue during his telephone conversation with President Michel Aoun on Tuesday.

Why did Beirut condemn Moscow at the UN?

Prime Minister Najib Mikati (right) receiving Russian Ambassador Alexander Rodakov at the Grand Serail on Oct. 12, 2022. (Credit: Dalati and Nohra)

The Russia-Ukraine war is once again at the heart of Lebanese politics.At the UN General Assembly Wednesday evening, Lebanon voted in favor of a resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of four separatist regions in eastern Ukraine — a position...
The Russia-Ukraine war is once again at the heart of Lebanese politics.At the UN General Assembly Wednesday evening, Lebanon voted in favor of a resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of four separatist regions in eastern Ukraine — a position...