UN Security Council passes US resolution on war in Ukraine, ignoring Russian amendments

On February 24, the United Nations Security Council adopted a US-proposed resolution concerning the war in Ukraine, refraining from labeling Russia as an aggressor while excluding proposed amendments from the Russian Federation.

The UN News Service reported this.

According to reports, the American-proposed resolution was supported by:

• 10 countries, 
• while five countries chose to abstain from the vote.

Five European nations—Great Britain, France, Greece, Slovenia, and Denmark—supported the resolution. Notably, no member voted against it.

At the same time, Russia's amendment on "ending the Ukrainian conflict" by eliminating "its root causes" was not taken into account.

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"This version does not call Russia an aggressor but calls for "an immediate end to the conflict," the message says.

Previously, the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Permanent Representative to the UN, Dorothy Shea, stated that "this draft resolution is an elegant, symbolic, simple first step towards peace."

"The spirit of the UN Charter is echoed in three short paragraphs. They should emphasize, as in 1945, that this war is terrible. And that the UN can help end it, that peace is possible," Shea added.

She noted that the United States has heard from European colleagues who also say they want a lasting peace, "but not at any price." In this context, it was emphasized that the United States also seeks lasting peace in Ukraine.

"We would like to remind colleagues that this resolution is not a peace agreement. Nor does it provide for any costs. Rather, this resolution represents a path to peace," Shea concluded.

In turn, the Russian representative to the UN, Vasiliy Nebenzya, was outraged that the Russian amendments were not considered but added that the American resolution could become "a starting point for further efforts towards a peaceful settlement."

As Rubryka reported, on Monday, February 24, the UN General Assembly supported the resolution proposed by Ukraine and its partners by 93 votes. Russia and the United States voted against it.

It states that a full-scale Russian invasion would have "devastating and long-term consequences" not only for Ukraine but also for other regions and global stability.

As a result, the UN General Assembly adopted both resolutions.

Amendments were made to the text of the American resolution, which, in particular, replaced the words "conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine" with the words "full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation."

After such amendments, enough votes were in the hall for the amended American resolution. At the same time, the Russian Federation voted against it, and the United States abstained.

For reference:

The United States of America proposed its draft resolution to the United Nations related to the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine: it differs significantly from the version supported in Europe.

Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vasiliy Nebenzya, called the US draft "a good step."

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued that adopting this resolution should "help end" the war in Ukraine. By the way, the new document also does not mention the occupied Ukrainian territories and Russian aggression.

It is worth adding that the United States refused to become co-authors of another draft resolution from the European Union and Ukraine, which refers to the "full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation" and contains a demand for Russia to "immediately, completely, and unconditionally withdraw all its armed forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders."

It is important to note that Putin is demanding that Kyiv renounce its ambitions to join NATO and that the international community recognize Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Crimea as Russian territories.