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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the United States voted against the UN resolution condemning Russia for its war of aggression in Ukraine because it was “antagonistic” and contradicted efforts aimed at negotiating an end to the war.
Rubio said this in an interview with Breitbart News.
According to the U.S., if the UN wants to be useful in the 21st century, it should return to its core mission of “preventing and ending wars and conflicts,” Rubio said.
“President Trump wants to end this war. He believes that too many people have died and wants to put an end to it. Frankly, we decided that it was not worth creating something antagonistic at the UN against one of the parties. We are trying to bring these guys to the negotiating table,” the U.S. Secretary of State stated.
Unfortunately, Rubio said, Ukraine did not agree and wanted to “move forward on its own path.”
“So, we turned to the Security Council with our compromise, which, I think, was formulated very fairly, essentially stating: ‘War is a terrible thing,'” said the head of the U.S. State Department.
“That’s why I think it’s good that we achieved this in the Security Council and that the Russians did not veto it. I’m not saying this will end the conflict… but I certainly believe our language is the best language and, hopefully, it will contribute to the cause of peace,” he added.
Earlier, the UN Security Council approved a U.S.-proposed resolution on Ukraine that does not name Russia as the aggressor but calls for an “immediate cessation of the conflict.”
Also, the UN General Assembly approved a Ukrainian resolution condemning Russian aggression, and the United States voted against it—alongside Russia and fewer than two dozen other countries.
Before the vote in the UN General Assembly, the United States had criticized the document.
Additionally, on February 24, the UN General Assembly adopted a U.S.-introduced resolution with amendments, including a call to restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity. Ukraine abstained from voting on this document.
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