The UN will vote to ask Russia to remove the troops from Ukraine. But the US wants a softer approach

Tanzania – at the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion in UkraineIt is expected that the UN General Assembly will vote on Monday Duel resolutions -the proposal supported by Ukraine, supporting an immediate withdrawal of the Russian forces in the country, and the US has requested a rapid end of the war that never mentions the aggression of Moscow.

The United States pressed to Ukrainians to withdraw Their resolution not learned in favor of his proposal, a US official and a European diplomat said on Sunday. But Ukraine has refused and will be subject to vote in the 193 Assembly, two European diplomats said. They all spoke to the condition of anonymity, because the discussions were private.

Is a reflection of tensions that appeared between the US and Ukraine After President Donald Trump suddenly opened negotiations with Russia, in an attempt to quickly resolve the conflict. He also underlines the tension in the transatlantic alliance with Europe on the extraordinary transport of the Trump administration over the involvement with Moscow. European leaders were dismayed by the fact that they and Ukraine were left out preliminary discussions Last week.

In the escalation of rhetoric, Trump had Named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy A “dictator”, falsely accused Kyiv of starting the war and warned that he “Better move quickly” to negotiate the end of the conflict or risk not having a nation to lead. Zelenskyy replied saying that Trump is living in a “misinformation space” made from Russian.

Since then, the Trump administration has not only refused to approve UN resolution of Ukraine, but at the last moment proposed its own competing resolution And he pressed the Allies to support that version instead. Comes as Trump intends to host French president Emmanuel Macron Monday at Washington.

The US also wanted a vote on its proposal in the strongest UN Security Council. China, who owns the Presidency of the Council this month, has scheduled it for months after -mies.

The General Assembly became the most important UN body in Ukraine, because the 15 members Security Council, which is accused of maintaining international peace and security, has been paralyzed by Russia’s veto.

There are no veto in the assembly, and the resolution of Ukraine, which is co-sponsored by all 27 members of the European Union, is almost certain that it will be adopted. His votes are closely viewed as a barometer of world opinion, but the resolutions adopted are not legally compulsory, as opposed to those adopted by the Security Council.

Since Russia’s forces stormed over the border on February 24, 2022, the General Assembly approved half a dozen resolutions that condemned Moscow’s invasion and demanded the immediate extraction of Russian troops.

The votes in rival resolutions-which have aroused intense lobbys and arm twisting, said a European diplomat will be watched closely to see if this support has decreased and to evaluate support for Trump’s effort to negotiate the end of the fight.

The short US resolution project recognizes the “tragic loss of life throughout the Russian-Ukraine conflict” and “implies a rapid end of the conflict and continues to urge long-term peace between Ukraine and Russia.” Never mentions the invasion of Moscow.

The UN ambassador of Russia, Vassily Nebenzia, told reporters last week that the US resolution was “a good move.”

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s resolution refers to the “widespread invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation” and reminds the need to implement all previous assembly resolutions “adopted in response to the aggression against Ukraine.”

He eliminates the request of the assembly that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all the military forces on the territory of Ukraine in its internationally recognized borders.”

He stresses that any involvement of the North -Korean troops fighting with the Russian forces “raises serious concerns about the subsequent escalation of this conflict.”

The resolution reaffirms the commitment of the assembly to the sovereignty of Ukraine and also “that no territorial acquisition resulting from the threat or use of force will be recognized as legal.”

It requires “a discharge, an early cessation of hostilities and a peaceful resolution of the war against Ukraine” and reiterates “the urgent need to conclude this year.”

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AP Matthew Lee’s diplomatic writer to Washington contributed to this report.