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The United States voted with Russia, North Korea, Belarus and 14 other Moscow-friendly countries Monday on a resolution condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine and calling for its occupied territory to be returned that passed overwhelmingly in the U.N. General Assembly on Monday.

The U.S. delegation also abstained on its own separate resolution that called simply for a negotiated end to the war after European-sponsored amendments inserting new anti-Russian language also passed the 193-member body by a wide margin.

The votes were a clear sign of opposition by major U.S. allies as well as countries throughout the Global South who were prepared to buck heavy diplomatic pressure from the Trump administration to support President Donald Trump’s efforts to quickly end the war through direct negotiations with Moscow.

A State Department official, speaking on the condition of anonymity about the fast-moving diplomacy, said the United States would introduce its resolution at a meeting of the 15-member U.N. Security Council later Monday and would veto any amendments.

“While our partners at the Security Council and in the General Assembly would like to debate the entire situation now, we are much more focused on just getting the parties to the table so that whatever the next step is can be undertaken,” the official said

Richard Gowan, a U.N. expert at the International Crisis Group, said the divide between the United States and Europe marked “the biggest split among Western powers at the U.N. since the Iraq War — and probably even more fundamental.

God1000:
I never thought a day like this would come, I wonder what Putin has on Trump?


Zelensky Must be Wishing he was dreaming

FreeStuffsNG:
Trump is transactional so I am not surprised. Ukraine’s time too will come after Trump leaves office.

God1000:
if it will not be too late by then, Donald trump is a very vindictive man, he has a grouse against zelensky for refusing to investigate hunter Biden

I guess this is payback time

FreeStuffsNG:
He will lose again

Zelensky is among the least of his priorities but he chose to make it a priority.

The current polls were bad for him so much that in Economy, he is now down 5% as against 8% up in 2017

FreeStuffsNG:
Trump is transactional so I am not surprised. Ukraine’s time too will come after Trump leaves office.

God1000:
I never thought a day like this would come, I wonder what Putin has on Trump?


Zelensky Must be Wishing he was dreaming

FreeStuffsNG:
Trump is transactional so I am not surprised. Ukraine’s time too will come after Trump leaves office.

God1000:
I'm even surprised Americans are not on the streets protesting, the lunatic promised to reduce the price of groceries but that's not happening, he's only sacking and sacking federal workers

Blakjewelry:
Without us support Ukraine can't hold on for another one year. I don't think trumps actions is personal, he thinks the EU is not doing enough in nato I won't be surprise if he pull out as he has already hinted this in his first tenure as president.

ElSudani:
End of the western alliance. Who is going to guarantee washington doesn't share intelligence with Moscow now? Europe should be especially worried.

God1000:
I never thought a day like this would come, I wonder what Putin has on Trump?


Zelensky Must be Wishing he was dreaming