Europe and the USA face Ukraine in G7 and UN

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The United States and Europe are fighting the UN and G7 for blaming Russia in its war against Ukraine, as the fast shift of President Donald Trump threatens to break Western unity.

On Monday, the Trump and the EU administration proposed a UN resolution at the Security Council and the General Assembly, while the G7 diplomats held the weekend, rushing to a joint statement that should be published by a group of rich countries, it will refer to Russia’s “aggression” Aggression “against Ukraine or not.

Officials said that without the last minute the US could be with them Russia And China will prevent Western European support for Kyiv.

“If (we) look at the messages coming from the United States, it is clear that the Russian story is very strongly represented,” said EU chief diplomat Kaj Kalas on Monday when asked if she believes Trump administration, the administration Trump acted in Russia’s interest.

The onslaught of Trump before the fastest end of the war, its opening of bilateral peace talks with Russia and its escalation war with the President of the Ukrainian Baladimir Zelenski, the three years of united Western condemnation of Moscow invading in February 2022 and as a result of the fierce war that took place. .

Taking into account the third day of the war, Ukraine and the EU co -authored the UN resolution condemning Russian invasionWhich on Monday Monday is intended for voting 193 members of the General Assembly.

According to two officials who informed about the discussions, the United States called on the resolution to abandon. Instead, Washington offered its own text that equates Ukraine’s actions with Russia and mourn “a tragic loss of life in the Russian Federation-Ukraine,” one of the people reports.

“This (USA) wording is obviously unacceptable for us,” the official said. “This is all linked and part of the wider shift in the US position.”

France, backed by European allies, has proposed amendments to the US resolution referring to “invading Russia into Ukraine” and “Sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” the document considered by Financial Times.

If this amendment is not accepted, most European countries do not vote for the resolution, warned officials, acknowledging that some may divide from EU positions to support the United States.

Two of the officials added that European members again offer amendments when the Security Council met later in the afternoon – but stated that its inclusion could be vetoed Russia and China.

France and UK-who are permanent members of the 15-member council-beyond resolve between using its own veto to block the US resolution and abstinence and resolution.

The G7 also holds a virtual meeting between leaders in Ukraine, which is scheduled to start 8am on Monday.

The person informed about the negotiations, said that there was a “agreement” in this issue in principle on the compromise text G7, but in the fact that Trump later decided that it should depend on the UN resolutions.

Last week, the United States refused to agree with the G7 statement referring to “Russian aggression” against Ukraine. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegset repeated the post on weekends.

“It is fair to say that this is a very difficult situation,” he said Fox News on Sunday Asked if it was “fair” to say that Russia broke into Ukraine.

The Kremlin said it “welcomed and supported the” “reformatting” of its approach to Russia.

“We really see how Washington tries to find out what the initial cause of this conflict was, and we hope that this analysis will help the efforts to resolve the conflict,” said President Vladimir Putin’s press, Monday reports, according to Monday, Interfax reports on Monday.

The White House is also pushing for an agreement with Ukraine to develop its natural resources and critical minerals, arguing a plan that will push for post -war growth in the country and did not provide any forced economic pressure.

On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishina said Kiev and Washington were in the “final stage” of what was intensive, weekly negotiations during which Ukraine tried to force the United States to include future security guarantees.

But the latest proposal project dated February 24 and viewed FT still did not include the US Security Aid for Kyiv.

Diplomatic efforts to avoid further public breaks between the US and its European allies come when French President Emmanuel Macron is due to meet Trump at the White House on Monday, the first such visit of the European leader after the US presidential election.

UK Prime Minister Sir Kire Starmer is also scheduled to see Trump on Thursday, and London seeks to avoid fighting the US president in advance. Starmer praised Trump for “changing a global conversation” to Ukraine.

Additional Max Seddon report in Berlin and George Parker in London