Analysis: Action wanes at U.N. to isolate Russia almost six months into Ukraine war

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations Security Council meets about the maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine, at United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., U.S., July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA (Reuters) - On a June night under the chandeliers of Russia's United Nations mission in New York, dozens of U.N. ambassadors from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia attended a reception to mark the country's national day - less than four months after its forces invaded neighboring Ukraine.

"We thank all of you for your support and your principled position against the so-called anti-Russian crusade," Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told them, after accusing countries he did not name of trying to "cancel" Russia and its culture.