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US not to co-sponsor UN resolution condemning Russia — Reuters
Without US backing, the resolution might be less likely to win broad support in the General Assembly, the agency noted
LONDON, February 20. /TASS/. For the first time since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation, the US will not co-sponsor a draft resolution of the UN General Assembly supporting Kiev and condemning Moscow’s actions, Reuters news agency reported citing diplomatic sources.
The US has co-sponsored almost every UN resolution in support of Ukraine and condemning Russia since the start of the special military operation. The agency characterizes the US decision to withdraw support for the upcoming document as “a stark shift by Ukraine’s most powerful Western ally.” This reflects the growing rift between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and US leader Donald Trump, which has emerged against the background of the latter’s attempts to achieve a quick settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.
The draft resolution condemns Russia’s actions and states 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 of the sources said.
A source told Reuters that the resolution was being sponsored by more than 50 countries, declining to identify them.
As a rule, a draft resolution can be co-sponsored until it is considered by the General Assembly. The reason for the initiation of the new resolution was the approaching anniversary of the special military operation.
“For now, the situation is they (the US) won’t sign it,” another source said.
“The UN vote, seen as an important bellwether of global support for Ukraine in the face of the Trump administration’s seeming shift towards Russia’s position in the war, could still go ahead without US backing, but might be less likely to win broad support in the General Assembly,” the source went on.
Efforts are ongoing to seek support from other countries instead, including the Global South, the source added.
