We clash with European allies at the United Nations over Ukraine

The Ukraine showdown between the US and its longtime European allies was unfolded at the United Nations on Monday as the US denounced Russian attacks and opposed efforts to seek immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine .

After trying to overthrow the language, the Trump administration voted against the resolution and introduced its own vote, simply calling for an end to the conflict. Both measures were passed, but alongside Russia for most of its European allies, the US took a sharp break from the past.

The showdown at the UN General Assembly on Monday, marking the third anniversary of the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, is a surprising public rift between the western allies that normally stood together when it comes to Russia and Europe's security, and the sharpest It shows that. We will submit US foreign policy under President Trump.

The three-page resolution proposed by Ukraine calling for Russia's withdrawal called for “comprehensive, enduring, mere peace” and accountability for Russia's war crimes. The invasion “has been going on for three years and has continued to have devastating and long-lasting results not only for Ukraine, but also for other regions and global stability.”

The US resolution was three short paragraphs. They did not mention Russian aggression or condemn the invasion. It lamented the loss of both parties' lives, saying the United States would “plead for a quick end to the conflict and further encourage lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia.”

The UN drama comes days after President Trump called Voldymir Zelensky, the president of Ukrainian, who was praised by many Western leaders and falsely claimed that Ukraine had begun a war.

Three Western diplomats and senior UN officials said last week that the Trump administration tried to persuade Ukraine to withdraw its resolution, and when it failed, they were able to relate to European allies in texts supported by the Trump administration. I was about to negotiate.

However, in negotiations, the US told it was planning to issue a duel resolution to its European allies on Friday afternoon. European diplomats said they were furious that their longtime allies had abandoned their allies.

The Ukrainian resolution was voted in favor of 18 by 93 countries, with 65 abstaining. The assembly got applause.

Among the 18 countries that voted against the Ukrainian resolution were Russia, the United States, Israel, Hungary, Haiti, Nicaragua and Niger.

“This is a moment of truth and a historic moment,” said Mariana Bessa, Ukrainian vice minister. In response to the General Assembly, she said the way she voted in response to Russian attacks and war crimes defines the future of Ukraine and the free world.

Dorothy Camille Cia, the interim charger'Affaires representing the United States, asked member states to promise to end the war soon. She said that previous UN resolutions that denounced Russia and called for its forces to be withdrawn from Ukraine failed to change the tide of the war that killed hundreds of thousands of people.

“These resolutions did not stop the war,” Shea said. “It's now too long and dragged out for Ukraine, Russia and even more at a terrible cost.”

The US resolution was adopted without amendments, with 83 votes in favor, 16 and 61 abstaining. Russia voted no.

Richard Gowan, UN director of the International Crisis Group, has studied and monitored armed conflicts and said the UN had not seen such a resultant division between the US and Europe since the war in Iraq, and has now The division said it had been more pointed out. It was accompanied by European security.

“European diplomats are well versed in how the US piloted them,” Gowan said. “The EU and Ukraine tried to keep Washington in the loop, drafting a resolution. The way in which the US was so aggressively shaking with its own text in its final moments, it left the Europeans out of balance. ”

The UN Security Council is scheduled to meet in Ukraine on Monday afternoon, and the US is set to present the same resolution for the vote. The two council diplomats said efforts were underway to delay the vote and allow more negotiations. A closed council session was added to the schedule Monday morning.