United Nations, Feb. 25 -- India abstained on a series of resolutions on Ukraine and amendments at the General Assembly that saw the US break ranks with its Western allies and side with Russia on some of them showing the ruptures and realignments under President Donald Trump. Challenging Trump on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion on Tuesday, the Western nations managed to pass two resolutions naming Moscow as the aggressor in Ukraine. In a strange spectacle, the US joined Russia to vote against a resolution put forward by Ukraine and Western nations condemning Russia's invasion, while China abstained.

The resolution was adopted with 93 votes for it, and 18 against it, with 65 abstentions. In the environment of confrontation, the...