The UN Normal Meeting authorized a Ukrainian decision on Feb. 24 condemning Russia's full-scale invasion, with 93 international locations voting in favor and 18 towards.
The U.S., Israel, Hungary, Russia, and Belarus have voted towards the decision.
The decision, drafted by Kyiv and supported by all EU states besides Hungary, reaffirms Ukraine's territorial integrity. It explicitly names Russia because the aggressor.
On the identical day, the Normal Meeting handed a separate U.S. decision marking the third anniversary of the invasion. That decision additionally acquired 93 votes in favor however prevented straight calling Russia the aggressor. Ukraine abstained from voting on the U.S. model.
In keeping with Suspilne, Washington despatched letters to UN member states urging them to help its decision. The transfer aligns with current U.S. efforts to melt language on Russia in worldwide statements.
U.S. Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth and Nationwide Safety Advisor Mike Waltz each declined to explicitly title Russia because the aggressor in Fox Information interviews. Hegseth referred to the struggle as "a really difficult scenario" when requested if Russia attacked Ukraine unprovoked.
U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia whereas adopting more and more hostile rhetoric towards Kyiv.
He just lately referred to as President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" and falsely claimed Ukraine began the struggle — earlier than later conceding that "Russia attacked, however they shouldn’t have let him assault."
The shift in U.S. language extends past the UN. The Monetary Instances reported that the U.S. opposed referring to Russia because the aggressor in a G7 assertion commemorating the invasion's anniversary.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy