US opposition to anti -Russian resolution for the first time after the Ukrainian war
Along with Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and four other countries, the United States voted against a UN General Assembly on Monday, condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine and calling for the return of Ukraine’s “occupied territories” to the country. The resolution was approved by the majority of the delegates at the General Assembly.
According to RCO News Agency, the UN General Assembly on Monday opposed another resolution about the end of the Ukrainian war and proposed by the United States.
The US delegation itself on a resolution that had been drafted and called for the end of the war through negotiation, after many amendments to Europe with the support of Europe and the “new anti -Russian language” that the resolution found. That voted abstented!
On Monday, the UN General Assembly agreed to the third anniversary of the Ukrainian War with the proposed European resolution that the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
The non -binding resolution was approved by the positive vote of two countries, opposition of 2 countries and 2 abstentions. Washington was trying to prevent this resolution from submitting pressure.
Meanwhile, a US State Department official who asked not to be named said the United States would submit its resolution at a meeting of the UN Security Council and veto any amendment.
“While our partners at the Security Council and at the General Assembly want to discuss the whole situation at the moment, we are more focused on bringing the parties to the negotiating table so that we can take the next step,” the official said.
According to the Washington Post, UN expert Richard Guan at the International Crisis Group said the divide between the United States and Europe reflects the “biggest gap between Western powers in the United Nations since the Iraq war – and possibly even more fundamental.”
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