A dramatic day of high stakes diplomacy at the United Nations on Monday exposed growing cracks in the transatlantic relationship.
UN ambassador calls on Europe to address ‘root causes of crisis’ as China and Russia support US-backed measure, Britain and France abstain.
The United States has proposed its own United Nations resolution marking the third anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine after refusing to back one drafted by Kyiv and backed by Europe. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described it as “a simple,
The move follows the launch of U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to broker an end to the war in Ukraine, which has sparked a rift with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and raised concerns among European allies that Kyiv and Europe could be cut out of any peace talks.
The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to vote on a brief draft resolution marking the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Monday before the 193-member General Assembly votes on the same text,
Greece diverged from the US on Ukraine by endorsing a resolution that condemned Moscow and affirmed support for Ukraine's territorial integrity
The Trump administration’s reset of U.S. policy on Russia’s war against Ukraine has troubled and confused European allies. The drama escalated at the United Nations.
In the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. joined Russia in voting against a Europe-backed Ukrainian resolution that calls out Moscow’s aggression and demands an immediate withdrawal of Russian troops.
The US vote against Ukraine and Europe’s UN resolution reflects larger policy changes of the Trump administration.
The UN General Assembly met this morning to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Under normal circumstances, Europe and the United States would join forces to advance a resolution that firmly denounces Russia’s aggression and forcefully defends Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
It pits the United States against Europe as the strength of the transatlantic alliance has been called into question over the Trump administration’s extraordinary turnaround on Russia.
President Trump met with French President Macron yesterday. Macron corrected Trump on how much Europe has financially supported Ukraine. Also, the U.S. sided with Russia, North Korea and Iran at the United Nations against the resolution calling for Russia's immediate withdrawal from Ukraine.