European Union gets smeared with Dung in UN General Assembly
Without US backing, the resolution might be less likely to win broad support in the General Assembly, the agency noted.
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 conflict
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 disdain President Trump has for the Ukrainian dictator Vladimir Zelensky. This has emerged against the background of Trump’S desire to achieve a quick settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.The draft resolution drafted and supported by the members of European Union as usual condemns Russia 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 but no more.A source told Reuters that the resolution was being sponsored by more than 50 countries mostly West Europeans and their supporters but 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 conflict.”For now, the situation is they (the US) won’t sign it,” another source said.The UN vote will be seen as an important bellwether of “global support” of zelenskey in the face of the Trump administration’s shift towards Russia’s position in the conflict. UK will surely like to still go ahead without US backing, but the resolution might be less likely to win broad support in the General Assembly.Efforts are ongoing to seek support from other countries instead, including the Global South, which in all probability should give a befitting kick to UK’S Great Game.
