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The United States refuses to co-sponsor a draft UN resolution dedicated to the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemns Russian aggression.
Three diplomatic sources told Reuters.
The draft resolution of the UN General Assembly, which the agency has seen, condemns Russian aggression and reaffirms its commitment to “the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.”
“In previous years, the United States has consistently co-sponsored such resolutions in support of a just peace in Ukraine,” one source said on Thursday, who, like the others, preferred to remain anonymous.
The first diplomatic source told Reuters that more than 50 countries supported the draft resolution, declining to be named.
It was not immediately clear when the deadline for supporting the draft resolution would expire, and Washington could still change its mind.
The UN vote, which is considered an important signal of global support for Ukraine, could still pass without US support, but is less likely to gain broad support in the General Assembly.
A second diplomatic source, who also wished to remain anonymous, said the following: “The current situation is that they (the US) will not sign it.” The source added that attempts are underway to secure the support of other states, including those in the Global South.
The move seems to reflect a deepening rift between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump, who is trying to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible and whose team held talks with Russia without Kyiv’s participation.
It also became known that for the first time, the American side opposes naming Russia as the aggressor in a joint G7 statement being prepared for the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine and does not approve President Zelenskyy’s participation in the virtual summit of the G7 leaders.
