Published February 22,2025
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The United States desires the U.N. Security Council to vote on a quick draft decision marking the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday earlier than the 193-member General Assembly votes on the identical textual content, diplomats stated on Saturday.
The U.S. transfer on the U.N. pits it towards Ukraine and the European Union, who’ve for the previous month been negotiating with U.N. member states on their very own draft textual content on the warfare, which is because of be voted on by the General Assembly on Monday.
On Thursday, Reuters reported that the U.S. had declined to co-sponsor the textual content drafted by Ukraine and the EU. Then on Friday Washington proposed its personal decision for a General Assembly vote on Monday as effectively. Late on Friday the U.S. additionally gave the identical draft decision to the Security Council.
A Security Council vote on the U.S. draft has not but been scheduled, diplomats stated. A council decision wants at the least 9 votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, Russia, China, Britain or France to be adopted.
Source: www.anews.com.tr