The US voted against a UN resolution that is responsible for Ukrainian invasion and Russia's responsibility for demanding Moscow removes troops from Ukrainian territory as the Trump administration pursues peace deals between both sides .
Russia and North Korea joined the US in a vote against the European-backed Ukrainian resolution, clearing the general assembly 93-18 with 65 abstentions.
The US then refrained from voting in its own competing resolution after the French-led Europeans managed to correct it to reveal that Russia is an invader. The resolution passed 93-8 with 73 abstentions, with Ukraine voting “yes”, the US abstaining and Russia voting “no”.
The vote unfolds on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when Trump was hosting French President Emmanuel Macron in Washington.
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Ukrainian President Voldy Miezelensky will listen at a press conference at the security summit held in Kiev, Ukraine on Monday, February 24th. (Canadian media via Frank Gun/AP)
The US then asked for a vote on the original draft at the stronger UN Security Council, where the solution is legally binding and vetoed along with Russia, China, the UK and France. The 15-member council voted 10-0, with five European countries abstaining. England, France, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia.
President Donald Trump on Monday teased a meeting with Ukrainian President Voldimi Zelensky about ending the Russian-Ukrainian war.
He also said that “many progress has been made” to join him at the White House and end the war due to a call with a group of seven (G7) leaders.
“President Macron is a very special guy in my book,” Trump told reporters, sitting next to the French president. “We were together. We did together. And I think a lot of progress has been made. We had some very good talk with Russia. The war was in Russia and Ukraine. it's over.”
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US Ambassador Dorothy Camille Sia will vote at the UN Security Council on Monday, February 24th, 2025 at the UN Headquarters. (AP/Richard Drew)
A US draft resolution presented to the United Nations on Monday acknowledged the “tragic loss of life in the entire Russian-Ukurein conflict” and “pleading for a quick end to the conflict, and enduring the intervening between Ukraine and Russia It encourages further peace.” Invasion.
In a surprising move, France proposed three amendments, adding that the conflict was the result of “a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.” The amendment reaffirmed the Parliament's commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity, and called for peace in honor of the UN Charter.
Both parliamentary resolutions were supported by US allies in Asia, including Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, its neighbours Canada, Mexico and European countries, with the exception of Hungary.
US Deputy Ambassador Dorothy Shea on Monday denounced Russia, saying that multiple previous UN resolutions “failed to stop the war” of Russian troops' withdrawal “failed to stop the war.” . Ukraine and Russia, etc. ”
At the Security Council, Russia used its veto to prevent European amendments to the US resolution.
Bessa Mariana, who is accompanied by the deputy foreign minister of Ukraine in the right centre and co-sponsor of the Ukrainian Parliament's general meeting, will speak outside the Security Council on Monday, February 24th.
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According to Washington, Russian ambassador Vasily Nebenzer said the US resolution was “a step in the right direction, a general initiative that reflects the will of the new White House administration.” post.
Morgan Phillips, Alec Schemmel and the Associated Press of Fox News contributed to this report.
