The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling for an immediate full and unconditional ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine, despite the United States’ abstention and a failed US bid to strip language identifying the Kremlin’s aggression.
The UPI reports that the 193-member body met on the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion and voted 107 in favour, 12 against and 51 abstentions to adopt the “Support for lasting peace in Ukraine” resolution.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine thanked the nations for standing with Ukraine against Russia’s invasion.
Among nations that abstained were China and the United States.
Washington had proposed a motion of division to vote separately on two paragraphs in the resolution, but it faiiled in an 11-69 vote, with 62 absentions.
Ukraine had staunchly objected to the US motion.
Tammy Bruce, deputy US representative to the United Nations, said the war must end now, but that it “will require sacrifices and compromises” and called on “everyone to do all in their power to lower the rhetoric and engage in good faith.”
The move underscores the United States’ drift from Ukraine and its European allies under the Trump- administration, which is seeking its own end to the war. It a,so aligns with Russia, whose deputy permanent representative, Anna Evstigneeva, told the Assembly that diplomacy is what is needed, not declarations, and that the UN resolution disregards Trump’s negotiations “to find a compromise.”
