US, Russia, Belarus and North Korea vote against resolution as 93 countries vote in favor, spurning rival US resolution

The United Nations general assembly has backed a resolution drafted by Ukraine and the European Union condemning Russia on the third anniversary of its full-scale invasion, spurning a rival US resolution reflecting Donald Trump’s split with Europe and growing union with Vladimir Putin.

The United States, Russia, Belarus and North Korea all voted against the EU-Ukrainian resolution underlining an extraordinary shift in US policy since the US president’s election that has largely absolved the Russian president of responsibility for the invasion.

In the vote, 93 countries supported the joint European resolution that named Russia an aggressor state and called on it to remove its troops from Ukraine, while 18 countries including the US and Russia voted against.

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    • perestroika@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 day ago

      It’s a repeat resolution, made on the third anniversary of the invasion.

      And yes, the US voted in the same bloc with North Korea. (China abstained from voting.)

      Diplomats do as presidents tell them. :o