{"id":17713,"date":"2025-02-24T23:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T23:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=17713"},"modified":"2025-02-24T23:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T23:51:08","slug":"us-drives-ukraine-war-measure-through-un-with-russian-backing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=17713","title":{"rendered":"US drives Ukraine war measure through UN with Russian backing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content-sign-up-topic-description\">Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"article__content-sign-up-iframe close\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"signUpIframe\" data-prev-url=\"\/register\/in-article-sign-up?ft-content-uuid=96a8f8c6-2ef9-45f6-a0ab-c64ac572a063&amp;newsletter-id=65b8fec772badb00166eafc6\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>A US resolution calling for a \u201cswift end\u201d to the war in Ukraine passed the UN Security Council with the backing of Moscow and Beijing in a vote that dealt the latest blow to western unity during Donald Trump\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>France and the UK did not veto the measure, which made no mention of Russia\u2019s aggression or Ukraine\u2019s territorial integrity, but they abstained after failing in a last-ditch effort to delay the final vote. <\/p>\n<p>The vote highlighted how the transatlantic alliance that has underpinned European security since the end of the second world <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/war-in-ukraine\" data-trackable=\"link\">war<\/a> has begun to fray as the US president takes a transactional approach to foreign policy. <\/p>\n<p>It marks a stark contrast to the administration of Trump\u2019s predecessor, Joe Biden, which led a western effort to freeze Russia out of the global economy in retaliation for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. <\/p>\n<p>European capitals were blindsided this month by Trump launching bilateral talks with Moscow. He has in recent days also blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the three-year conflict and called for elections to be held in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Shelby Magid, deputy director of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Eurasia Center, said the abstention on the vote by France, the UK and other European countries indicated that the US and its allies would have to make an effort to find common ground. <\/p>\n<p>She added that even if the vote did not mark a complete break between Washington and Europe, the symbolism was clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is stunning to see the US on the same side as these countries that we point to as in this axis of aggressors,\u201d Magid said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron met Trump at the White House and pressed him to pledge military \u201cback-up\u201d for European troops that could be deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine if a ceasefire\u00a0was reached.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if European troops would have American support, Trump said: \u201cWe will have a backing of some kind. Obviously, European countries\u00a0are going to be involved. I don\u2019t think you\u2019re going to need much backing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"n-content-image n-content-image--full\" data-component=\"image-set\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 700px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/__origami\/service\/image\/v2\/images\/raw\/ftcms%3A4f880a43-4bb7-423c-b9c2-054d2167fca1?source=next-article&amp;fit=scale-down&amp;quality=highest&amp;width=700&amp;dpr=1 1x,https:\/\/www.ft.com\/__origami\/service\/image\/v2\/images\/raw\/ftcms%3A4f880a43-4bb7-423c-b9c2-054d2167fca1?source=next-article&amp;fit=scale-down&amp;quality=highest&amp;width=700&amp;dpr=2 2x,https:\/\/www.ft.com\/__origami\/service\/image\/v2\/images\/raw\/ftcms%3A4f880a43-4bb7-423c-b9c2-054d2167fca1?source=next-article&amp;fit=scale-down&amp;quality=highest&amp;width=700&amp;dpr=3 3x\" width=\"2290\" height=\"1527\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"n-content-picture__caption\"><span>French President Emmanuel Macron, left, pressed US President Donald Trump, right, to pledge military \u2018back-up\u2019 for European troops<\/span><span> <!-- -->\u00a9 AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will also meet Trump in Washington this week in an effort to ease tensions over Ukraine and to consult on US efforts to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>In another sign of the rapid rapprochement between the US and Russia, Trump on Monday said he was open to forging an \u201ceconomic\u201d deal with the nation\u2019s president, Vladimir Putin, adding that the two countries had held \u201cvery good talks\u201d over ending the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Senior US and Russian officials met in Riyadh last week to hold talks on normalising relations and ways to end the Ukraine war. Kyiv was excluded from the discussions.<\/p>\n<p>The passage of the US measure at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/stream\/990adcd9-5f7b-4f68-a145-5276403d33e8\" data-trackable=\"link\">Security Council<\/a> marked a shift in the UN\u2019s long-held stance on the war. Since 2022, the body has backed Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity, while noting Moscow\u2019s aggression.<\/p>\n<p>It has also called for Russian forces to immediately withdraw from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The final US resolution did not include language to this effect, despite efforts by France, the UK, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia to include it. American officials said they were primarily focused on getting their measure through the Security Council on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis resolution puts us on the path to peace. It is a first step, but a crucial one, one of which we should all be proud,\u201d the US representative to the UN, Dorothy Shea, said. \u201cNow we must use it to build a peaceful future for Ukraine, Russia and the international community.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"aside-label\" class=\"n-content-recommended--single-story n-content-recommended--inset\" data-component=\"recommended\">\n<p class=\"n-content-recommended__title\">Recommended<\/p>\n<div class=\"o-teaser o-teaser--article o-teaser--small o-teaser--stacked o-teaser--has-image js-teaser\" data-id=\"0a7bdb05-f614-4b35-84ca-5b084c9fbfc1\">\n<div class=\"o-teaser__image-container js-teaser-image-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/0a7bdb05-f614-4b35-84ca-5b084c9fbfc1\" data-trackable=\"image-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-teaser__image-placeholder\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048\/1152\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"o-teaser__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/__origami\/service\/image\/v2\/images\/raw\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2F__origami%2Fservice%2Fimage%2Fv2%2Fimages%2Fraw%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%252Fproduction%252F6a85359d-ea81-4465-924d-010d45610cdf.jpg%3Fsource%3Dnext-article%26fit%3Dscale-down%26quality%3Dhighest%26width%3D700%26dpr%3D1?source=next&amp;fit=scale-down&amp;dpr=2&amp;width=240\" alt=\"Montage of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump and map of Ukraine\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>France\u2019s representative, Nicolas de Rivi\u00e8re, explaining his decision to abstain, said: \u201cThere will be no peace and security anywhere if aggressions are rewarded, and if the law of the jungle wins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya noted the US\u2019s \u201cconstructive changes\u201d in its position on Ukraine. He said Monday\u2019s resolution was \u201cjust a starting point for future efforts towards peaceful settlement\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Monday, Ukraine and its European allies passed a resolution at the UN General Assembly, which included condemnation of Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. The US and Russia both voted against it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Leila Abboud in Paris and Max Seddon in Berlin<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/96a8f8c6-2ef9-45f6-a0ab-c64ac572a063\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17714,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-us","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}