US Urges Support for 'Simple' Resolution as Trump Calls for Putin-Zelensky Talks
The United States urged UN members to back its "simple, historic" resolution on the Ukraine war, which diplomatic sources say omits mention of Kyiv's territory occupied by Russia. Washington's proposal, seen by AFP, appears to rival a separate draft resolution produced by Kyiv and its European allies, calling for an end to the conflict without mentioning Kyiv's territorial integrity.
Unlike the Ukrainian-European proposal, which blames Russia for the invasion and commits to Kyiv's "territorial integrity," the US's 65-word draft proposal does not criticize Moscow. Instead, it calls for a "swift end to the conflict" while stressing the United Nations' purpose is the maintenance of "international peace and security" without singling out Russia as the source of the conflict.
On Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged UN member states to support the US draft "to chart a path to peace." Moscow's ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, welcomed the US draft as "a good move" but emphasized that it did not address the "roots" of the conflict.
Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had complained about his country being excluded from talks.
Meanwhile, former US President Donald Trump, in a shift from his earlier criticisms of Ukraine, suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky should meet to bring an end to the war.
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