The US administration mentioned its draft UN decision with Russia on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Supply: French newspaper Le Monde, citing diplomatic sources, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Ukraine ready a decision condemning the Russian aggression and demanding the entire withdrawal of Russian troops. Nonetheless, resulting from issues about declining help for Kyiv amid the battle in Gaza, European nations referred to as on Kyiv to melt the wording so as to guarantee broad help within the UN Normal Meeting.

Nonetheless, on 21 February, in an surprising transfer, Dorothy Shea, US Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, knowledgeable the ambassadors of France and the UK that Washington was asking Ukraine to withdraw its decision, because the US deliberate to submit its personal and was searching for European help.

It later transpired that the US draft decision had been mentioned upfront with Moscow, with out the information of Washington’s allies.

Subsequently, an emergency assembly of European representatives was held, throughout which a way of betrayal by the US was reportedly felt. It was determined to depart the Ukrainian textual content unchanged and to entrust France and the UK, as everlasting members of the UN Safety Council, with main the diplomatic effort.

London took on the confrontation with the US within the Safety Council, whereas Paris fought for the decision within the Normal Meeting. The French efficiently amended the American draft, particularly the requirement to respect territorial integrity.

In consequence, the Ukrainian decision was adopted with out modifications throughout the vote on 24 February, regardless of opposition from the US and Russia.

The American draft, in contrast, was altered to such an extent that the US finally abstained from voting by itself textual content.

Background:

• On 24 February 2025, the UN accredited a Ukrainian decision condemning the Russian aggression, with the US voting towards it.
• On the time, media studies indicated that the US was pressuring different nations to not help the Ukrainian draft decision and to vote for the American one.

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