AFP:The United States urged UN members to back its “simple, historic” resolution on the Ukraine war, which diplomatic sources said 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 — countries that US President Donald Trump has sought to sideline from talks on the future of the three-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine.
Contrary to 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 criticise Moscow. Instead, it calls for a “swift end to the conflict” without mentioning Kyiv’s territorial integrity.
It also begins by “mourning the tragic loss of life throughout the Russia-Ukraine conflict”, before “reiterating” that the United Nations’ purpose is the maintenance of “international peace and security”, without singling out Moscow as the source of the conflict.
Calling it a “simple, historic resolution”, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged UN member states on Friday “to support [the US draft] in order to chart a path to peace”.
