China supports all efforts conducive to peace talks in Ukraine, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, and stressed that Gaza and the West Bank are "not a bargaining chip in political trade-offs.
The United Nations Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution marking the third anniversary of Russias invasion of Ukraine. The resolution, signaling President Donald Trumps shift in U.S. policy,
Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi commented on the American resolution adopted by the UN Security Council (UNSC), which calls for peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has emphasised that Guyana “voted for peace in Ukraine” at a recent meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). During a press conference on Thursday, Jagdeo was asked to justify the country’s decision in supporting the United States-drafted resolution.
The US vote against Ukraine and Europe’s UN resolution reflects larger policy changes of the Trump administration.
The dueling resolutions reflect the tensions that have emerged between the US and Ukraine after Trump suddenly opened negotiations with Russia in a bid to quickly resolve the conflict.
Two resolutions were tabled for voting in the UNGA against 'Russian aggression in Ukraine' where the US voted against one while abstaining on its own draft after it was amended. The same original draft was taken to UNSC where it was adopted.
Russia views the resolution on the conflict in Ukraine adopted by the UN Security Council as a starting point for further efforts to peacefully settle the crisis, the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said.
The UN Security Council has adopted the US-drafted resolution on the conflict in Ukraine in its original form, rejecting amendments by both European countries and Russia, a TASS correspondent reported.
The votes, on the third anniversary of the war, highlighted the dramatic shift in Washington's position since President Donald Trump took office in January