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 met Monday to discuss Ukraine's future and security amid a new push for an end to the fighting.
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.
The UN Security Council adopted a US-drafted resolution calling for a swift end to the Russia-Ukraine war, without blaming Russia or ensuring Ukraine's territorial integrity. The resolution received mixed votes from permanent and non-permanent members,
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.
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.
US support for Moscow resolution, rejection of EU’s, illustrates deepening division between Washington and allies.
The US vote against Ukraine and Europe’s UN resolution reflects larger policy changes of the Trump administration.
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
Members Implore Swift End to Conflict, Urge Lasting Peace between Two NationsAs the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine entered its fourth year