On Monday, Feb. 24, the UN General Assembly passed two resolutions on the conflict in Ukraine: one submitted by Ukraine and backed by the EU, which denounces Russia, and the amended version of another, much simpler one submitted by the U.S. The Security Council voted to approve the U.S. resolution.

Leading into the vote, pro-war politicians were furious at the United States: "If we] look at the messages that come from the United States, then it is clear that the Russian narrative is, there, very strongly represented," said the EU’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas, [according to the Financial Times.

Two sources told that newspaper that the U.S. called for the EU-Ukraine General Assembly resolution to be entirely withdrawn.

The Ukraine-EU resolution passed, with 93 votes in favor, 18 against, and 65 abstentions. The United States, Hungary, and Israel were among those nations voting against it. The resolution calls for impossible goals, speaking of “its demand that the Russian Federation immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.”

The U.S. resolution, just three paragraphs long, simply “implores a swift end to the conflict and further urges a lasting peace between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.” It was adopted by a vote of 93 to 8, with 73 abstentions. Among those abstentions was the U.S. itself, due to amendments from European countries; they labeled Russia the aggressor and demanded a return to “Ukraine’s prewar international borders.” Russia voted against the resolution, as did the countries of the Alliance of Sahel States.

Following the General Assembly votes, the Security Council met to deliberate on the U.S. resolution. This time, the attempts to amend the resolution were unsuccessful. Five attempts were made: three from EU countries and two from Russia. The U.S. resolution passed in a vote of 10 in favor and 5 abstentions (Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia and United Kingdom). [jar/mob]

Ryabkov Affirms Another U.S.-Russia Meeting Is Being Planned for this Week
Feb. 24, 2025 (EIRNS)—A new meeting between Moscow and Washington is expected to take place in the coming week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said, according to RT. It will involve department head-level officials from the foreign services of the two countries, Ryabkov revealed on Feb. 23. The deputy foreign minister did not name any individuals expected to participate in the meeting. “We are open to contacts with the American side, in particular, to address the irritants in bilateral relations. We expect real progress when the meeting scheduled for the end of the coming week takes place,” Ryabkov said.

The meeting will come in preparation for higher-level talks involving deputy foreign ministers of the two nations. The meeting will be in a third country.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said over the weekend: “The dialogue is taking place between two truly outstanding presidents. It is promising. It is important that nothing hinders the realization of their political will.”

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