US drives Ukraine war measure through UN with Russian backing

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Moscow and Beijing have passed the UN Protection Council with a vote of Western UNity Kai during the President of Donald Trump, calling for “ending Swift” for the Ukraine war.

France and the United Kingdom could not veto the move, which did not mention Russia’s aggression or Ukraine regional integrity, but they avoided failed to the final account for the final vote delay.

The vote highlighted how the Transtlantic Alliance that has incorporated European protection since the end of the second world War They have begun fighting as the US President adopts transactions in foreign policy.

It was identified in the entire opposite of Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden, which led Western efforts to remove Russia from the global economy to avenge the full-scale aggression of Ukraine three years ago.

The European capitals were blinded this month after bilateral talks with Trump Moscow. He has also blamed Ukrainian President Vloadimire Zelanskia for a three -year conflict in recent days and called for elections to be held in the country.

Deputy Director of the Eurasia Center of the Atlantic Council, Shelby Majid, said the negligence of France, the United Kingdom and other European countries has indicated that the United States and its allies should try to find the common basis.

He added that the vote was clear, even though the vote was not fully paused between Washington and Europe.

Majid said, “It is surprising to see the United States on the same side as these countries,” said Magid.

Earlier on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron met Trump at the White House and pressured him to promise a military “back-up” for European troops, which could be deployed as peacekeepers when the ceasefire arrived.

Asked if European troops would have American support, Trump said: “We will have some kind of support. Obviously, European countries are about to get involved. I don’t think you need a lot of support. “

UK Prime Minister Care Starrs will also meet Trump in Washington this week for advice on US efforts to eliminate Ukraine and end the war.

In another sign of a rapid relationship between the US and Russia, Trump said Monday that he was open to make an “economic” deal with the country President Vladimir Putin, he added that the two countries were “very well discussed” “very well discussed” war in Ukraine The

Veteran US and Russian officials met in Riyadh last week to discuss relations and ways to end the Ukraine war. Kiev was excluded from the discussion.

The passage of the US measure Protection Council The United Nations has identified the long -term position on war. Since 2022, the body has supported the sovereignty and regional integrity of Ukraine when noticed by Moscow’s aggression.

It has called for the Russian forces to immediately remove it from Ukraine.

This effect was not included in the final US resolution, despite the attempt to include France, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia. American officials say they initially concentrated on taking action through the Security Council on Monday.

“This resolution keeps us in the path of peace. This is a first step, however, one of the important of which we should all be proud of, “UN US representative Dorothy Shia says. “Now we must use it to create a peaceful future for Ukraine, Russia and international communities.”

French representative, Nicholas de Rivier, explained the decision to skip: “If the aggression award is given, there will be no peace and protection, and if the law of the jungle can win.”

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenza mentions the “constructive change” in the United States in the Ukraine position. He said that Monday’s proposal was to “just a starting point for future efforts towards a peaceful settlement”.

Earlier, on Monday, Ukraine and its European allies passed a proposal to the UN General Assembly, which included condemnation of the Russian war in Ukraine. Both the United States and Russia voted against it.

Additional Report of Laila Abbod in Paris and Max Seeddon of Berlin