Argentina was one of 65 countries ahead of the vote in Monday's UN resolution calling for Russia to end Ukraine's invasion.
united nations Solved – The title “Advances inclusive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine” was promoted by Ukraine and several European countries. The text calls for Russia to withdraw “all and immediately, completely and unconditionally all the troops” from Ukraine. The resolution was passed with 93 votes, 18 votes and 18 votes. The United States was one of 18 countries that voted against the resolution.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Exclusive An interview with Breitbart News explained on Monday that the vote on the US resolution was because it opposed efforts to take both Russia and Ukraine to the table to negotiate the end of an ongoing war. did.
On that same day, the US introduced anothernarrow resolution titled “The Road to Peace.” US-led resolution phone To end the war, I passed At the UN Security Council.
Argentina's abstaining for or against Ukraine and European leadership has been supported by President Mailey for months on the cause of Ukrainians. in front And after assuming an Argentine presidency in December 2023, Ukrainian President Voldy Mirzelensky was one of the heads of state Mairi invited him. Inauguration ceremony. Mylay is also a voice supporter of the US and President Donald Trump, whose administration did not support the resolution.
June 2024, My Ray I participated At the Swiss-sponsored summit for peace in Ukraine, he expressed his “major support” for Ukraine. in DecemberBoth heads of state had a telephone conversation when Zelensky reportedly thanked Milei for supporting Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, praising the Argentine president's economic reforms. Both Milei and Zelensky met for the last time January 22 Bystanders of the latest gathering of the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland.
Argentine Foreign Minister Gerald Wasain defended the state's stance at the United Nations Interview Gived to an Argentine newspaper La Nacion Monday evening. The top Argentine diplomats argued that the country hadn't changed its stance, but unlike US resolutions that urged the war to end, Ukraine-European resolutions “contain a lot of rhetoric from the past.” “They said, but there were no suggestions,” he explained. ”
“Before this resolution is on the table, already in the G20 in South Africa, Argentina said it would propose a peaceful and diplomatic resolution to end the war in Ukraine,” Werthein said. . “When the US presented this, Mairay said this was a unique possibility to support the peace process. Hundreds of thousands of people died here, and the president privileged to have a little light to gain peace. I gave it.”
“Opinions haven't changed. The US resolution says it will encourage the end of this war, which has killed many people. There are no adjectives or liability. Europe has made a solution that has had a lot of rhetoric from the past. I had it, but there were no suggestions to resolve it,” he continued. “Argentina is always on the side that can take part in the peace process. When there are so many deaths and there's an opportunity to stop it, we have to do that. We'll explain the rest later.”
Hours before Werthein's interview, an unknown source of Argentine diplomacy I said La Nacion Abstaining is related to “a search to end the war” – an effort sources attributed to President Donald Trump. The source said, “We had to choose to promote good looks and peace. We chose the latter.”
Voting followed President Trump Condemnation Last week, Zelensky was about being a “no election dictator.” Mairay repeatedly insists that under his administration, Argentina will undergo a “reorganization” of its foreign policy, and nearly 20 years of socialist government pushes Argentina into China, Russia, Iran and the prestigious Latin language. He then claimed that he was accepting the US and Israel as major allies. American regimes in Cuba and Venezuela.
Argentina's abstain from the UN resolution vote was met with backlash from left-wing Argentine opposition politicians. Opposition Sen. Martin Lesto's party, party It is listed As a member of the socialist international Condemnation The abstain from “unfortunate” was accused of “children,” following President Trump when Mairay defined the country's foreign policy.
A group of opposition lawmakers led by Rep. Giulio Cobos It is reportedly It introduced a resolution project requiring the Argentine government to explain its decision. Kobos argued that the abstaining was inconsistent with Miley's previous statement in his solid support of Ukraine and Russia's condemnation of invasion of Ukrainian territory.
On Monday, a group of European Union ambassadors in Buenos Aires took part in an event hosted by the city's local council, as it celebrated the third anniversary of its continued invasion of Ukraine to condemn Russia.
According to To local news channels, European diplomat Tuto Noticias stress Their desire for the European Union and Ukraine to exist in negotiations with Russia to end the war. Ukrainian ambassador to Argentina's Uly Klimenko reportedly said, “The agreement that reached behind the back of our country will not be recognized by Ukraine.”
Todo Noticias explained that Argentine government officials did not attend the Buenos Aires parliament event. The newspaper cited various sources from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saying that the lack of official government representatives at the event “represents a change in position that Argentina took since its arrival at the White House, which is what it is righteous The United Nations calls for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.”
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