US sides with Russia to oppose UN Resolution condemning war on Ukraine

The United States in a surprising shift from its previous stance voted alongside Russia against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russias war against Ukraine on Monday as reported by CNNThis vote against the Ukrainian and Europeanbacked resolution saw the US at odds with its longtime European allies and instead aligning with Russia on the third anniversary of Moscows fullscale invasion of Ukraine as per CNNIt came as the Trump administration has pursued discussions with Moscow about ending the war with US President Donald Trump has ratcheted up his rhetoric towards Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyyThe resolution was adopted by the General Assembly with 93 votes in favor It notes with concern the fullscale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has persisted for three years and continues to have devastating and longlasting consequences not only for Ukraine but also for other regions and global stability and calls for a deescalation an early cessation of hostilities and a peaceful resolution of the war against UkraineThe US had introduced a rival General Assembly resolution which did not call Russia the aggressor or acknowledge Ukraines territorial integrity CNN reportedIt implores a swift end to the conflict and further urges a lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia It mourns the tragic loss of life throughout the RussiaUkraine conflict and reiterates the principal purpose of the United Nations as expressed in the United Nations Charter is to maintain international peace and security and to peacefully settle disputes per CNNThe US is expected to introduce the same draft resolution at the UN Security Council later on Monday local timePrior to the vote in the General Assembly Ambassador Dorothy Shea the Charge dAffaires at the US Mission to the UN had urged all Member States including Ukraine and Russia to back the resolutionA simple historic statement from the General Assembly that looks forward not backwards A resolution focused on one simple idea Ending the war A path to peace is possible she saidMr President that is why the United States opposed putting forward another resolution And that is why we cannot support Ukraines resolution and we urge its withdrawal in favor of a strong statement committing us to end the war and work towards lasting peace Shea saidThe US ended up abstaining from the vote for its own resolution at the General Assembly after several amendments were passed ahead of the vote to strengthen the language against Russia and reaffirm Ukraines territorial integrityThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever