The U.S. voted against a
resolution condemning Russia as the aggressor in the war in Ukraine that passed
the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, February 24, marking three years since
Russia’s launched its full-scale invasion of the country.
The resolution is an expression
of the body, and not a binding action, but signals weakening U.S. political
support for Ukraine under the Trump administration, in favor of improved
relations with Russia.
The resolution, titled “Advancing
a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine,” passed the General
assembly with a vote of 93 in favor, 18 against, and 65 abstaining. The text of the
resolution calls for de-escalation, early cessation of hostilities and
peaceful resolution of the war against Ukraine.
Among those countries that also
rejected the resolution along with the U.S. were Hungary, whose Prime Minister
Viktor Orban is a close ally to President Trump, Israel and Russia.
The U.S. is proposing a competing
resolution. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. resolution is
“consistent with President Trump’s view” that the U.N. must return to its
“founding purpose… to maintain international peace and security, including
through the peaceful settlement of disputes.”
Ambassador Dorothy Shea, acting
head of the U.S. mission to the UN, said in remarks before the vote that the
language included in Ukraine’s resolution mirrors previous resolutions, which
“have failed to stop the war.” “ It has now dragged on for far too long, and at
far too terrible a cost to the people in Ukraine, in Russia, and beyond,” Shea
said.
-The Hill
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