Earlier this month, Thailand joined 140 other countries to support the United Nations General Assembly resolution deploring the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In the hours leading up to that vote, though, it wasn't that clear which way Thailand would swing.
Over in New York, Dr Suriya Chindawongse, Thailand's envoy to the United Nations, had cited Thailand's respect for international law and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities without directly naming Russia.
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