India, Feb. 25 -- In a drastic shift in its foreign policy, the United States voted against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's war against Ukraine.
On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the General Assembly adopted two resolutions on resolving the conflict, one initiated by the United States and the other by Ukraine - a sign of strategic differences within the transatlantic alliance over the way forward for peace.
The resolution tabled by the United States, which omitted mention of Russian aggression, only passed after a majority of Member States voted to add EU-led amendments. The US abstained on it own motion and voted against the Ukrainian text.
However, the text in the original US reso...