Srilanka, Feb. 26 -- The world witnessed a seismic shift in the global diplomatic order when, possibly for the first time in living memory, the United States (US) sided with Russia on two critical Resolutions at the United Nations (UN) - one at the Security Council (UNSC) and the other at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) over the last two days.

The subject of both Resolutions was Ukraine, with this week marking the third anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion. Diplomatic analysts had warned that the writing was probably on the wall for Ukraine after US President Donald Trump made a volte-face on longstanding US policy on Russia by blaming Ukraine for starting the War and ending Russia's isolation by phoning President Vladimir Putin...