U.N. Calls Special Session of General Assembly

“The United Nations Security Council voted Sunday to convene a rare special session of the General Assembly to address Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The move came as President Vladimir Putin declared that he had placed Russia’s nuclear defense system on high alert,” the New York Times reports.

“The General Assembly has held a special session only 10 times since 1950.”

Wall Street Journal: “Russia won’t have a veto in the General Assembly, which passes resolutions with a majority or two-thirds vote, but resolutions in the broader body aren’t binding.”