The U.S. has rolled out a draft U.N. resolution to mark the third anniversary Russia Ukraine war.
It calls for a “swift end” to the conflict.
Meanwhile, Europe’s got a resolution of their own demanding Moscow’s immediate withdrawal.
The U.S. has decided to host talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia.
This is leaving European leaders and Ukraine officials feeling a little left out.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists this is the moment for peace.
The US called on Ukraine to withdraw the UN resolution condemning the Russian Federation for its invasion of Ukraine. Zelensky refused, — WP pic.twitter.com/80nZobomES
— Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) February 22, 2025
AP News reports:
The United States has proposed a draft U.N. resolution that stops far short of a competing European-backed statement demanding an immediate withdrawal of all of Moscow’s forces from Ukraine.
Both are timed to the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which falls on Monday, when the General Assembly will vote on the nonbinding resolutions.
It sets up a clash between the United States and Europe as the strength of the transatlantic alliance has been called into question over the Trump administration’s extraordinary turnaround on Russia, opening negotiations with Moscow after years of isolation as the U.S. looks to broker a rapid end to the war. European leaders were dismayed that their officials and those from Ukraine weren’t invited to preliminary U.S.-Russia talks this week in Saudi Arabia.
The short U.S. draft resolution acknowledges “the tragic loss of life throughout the Russia-Ukraine conflict” and “implores a swift end to the conflict and further urges a lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a statement late Friday, said the United States believes “this is the moment to commit to ending the war. This is our opportunity to build real momentum toward peace.” He said that “while challenges may arise, the goal of lasting peace remains achievable” and that with the resolution, “we affirm that this conflict is awful, that the U.N. can help end it, and that peace is possible.”
This war is coming to an end, finally.
BREAKING 🚨 Karoline Leavitt just said Trump is confident the Russia/Ukraine war ends this week
“Very confident we can get it done this week” 🤯
Trump keeps proving he’s the best President ever
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) February 22, 2025
I’ve never seen this.
I’ve never seen warmongers gather around their weapons of destruction and SIGN them.
Look at this heartwarming footage of American politicians signing FEMA aid packages for Americans in North Carolina.
Just kidding, they are signing weapons of war for Ukraine.
— Eric Matheny 🎙️ (@ericmmatheny) February 20, 2025
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