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An American decision calling for a “quick end” war in Ukraine approved the UN Security Council with the support of Moscow and Beijing in the vote, which was the latest blow to Western unity during Donald Trump’s presidency.

France and the United Kingdom were not caught against this measure, which did not mention any Russia’s aggression or the regional safety of Ukraine, but they refrained from failing in a recent attempt to delay the final vote.

The most prominent vote how to alliance via the Atlantic that has supported European security since the end of the second world war He began to fade because the American president is taking a transaction approach to foreign policy.

It represents a flagrant contradiction with the management of Trump’s ancestor, Joe Biden, who led a Western effort to freeze Russia from the global economy in response to its widespread rage for Ukraine three years ago.

European capitals were subscribed this month by Trump’s bilateral talks with Moscow. In recent days, he blamed Ukrainian President Folodimir Zellinski for three years and called for elections in the country.

Shilby Majid, deputy director of the Eurasia Center, said that refraining from voting by France, the United Kingdom and other European countries indicated that the United States and its allies will have to make an effort to find a common ground.

She added that even if the vote did not specify a full break between Washington and Europe, the symbolism was clear.

Majid said: “It is amazing to see the United States on the same aspect that we refer to as in the axis of the aggressors.”

Earlier on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron met Trump at the White House and pressed him to pledge a “backup” of the military forces of the European forces that can be deployed as a real peace in Ukraine if a ceasefire is reached.

When asked if the European forces would get American support, Trump said: “We will have some kind support. It is clear that European countries will participate. I don’t think you will need a lot of support.”

UK Prime Minister Kiir Starmer will also meet Trump in Washington this week in an attempt to reduce tensions on Ukraine and consult with the efforts of the United States to end the war.

In another sign of the rapid rapprochement between the United States and Russia, Trump said on Monday that he was open to localizing a “economic” deal with the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, adding that the two countries were “very good talks” to end the end of the war in Ukraine.

Last week, senior American and Russian officials met with talks on talks about normalizing relations and ways to end the Ukraine war. Kyiv was excluded from discussions.

US passage is measured in Security Council It was distinguished by a transformation in the long United Nations position in the war. Since 2022, the body has supported the sovereignty of Ukraine and regional safety, with a reference to Moscow’s aggression.

He also called on Russian forces to withdraw immediately from Ukraine.

The final American decision did not include a language in this sense, despite the efforts made by France, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia to include it. US officials said they are primarily focused on obtaining their management through the Security Council on Monday.

This decision places us on the path of peace. It is a first step, but it is a decisive step, one of which we must be proud of, ”said the United States representative of the United Nations, Dorothy Xia.” Now we must use it to build a peaceful future for Ukraine, Russia and the international community.

“There will be no peace and security anywhere if the assault is rewarded, and if the jungle law wins,” said the representative of France, Nicolas de Rivier, explaining his decision to refrain from:

The Russian ambassador referred to Nebenzya to the “constructive changes” of the United States at its location on Ukraine. He said that the decision on Monday was “just a starting point for future efforts towards a peaceful settlement.”

Earlier on Monday, Ukraine and its European allies issued a decision at the United Nations General Assembly, which included condemning the Russia war in Ukraine. The United States and Russia alike voted against it.

Additional reports by Laila Abboud in Paris and Max Saddon in Berlin