Success for Trump: Ukraine-Resolution accepted

The most powerful UN committee with 15 council members voted on Monday evening in New York for one Ukraine resolution of the US government. After many Vetos Russia, it was the first joint decision on the war since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

In the UN General Assembly before everyone 193 members On the other hand, the US government did not penetrate with a word-like draft resolution. Trump had his rhetorical departure from Ukraine and turning to Kremlin chief Wladimir Putin underpinned with the diplomatic advance at the United Nations.

The resolution proposal, entitled “The Way to Peace”, does not names Moscow as an aggressor of the war, does not demand a Russian withdrawal and mentions the Territorial integrity Ukraine not. A quick end to the war is only warned, without calling conditions.

Great Britain and France do without Veto

In the Security Council, the text received a majority of 10 of the 15 votes. Among other things, Russia and China voted with the United States, while all five European countries of the Council – Great Britain, France And contained the non -and -independent members of Slovenia, Denmark and Greece. Resolutions in the UN Security Council are binding under international law.

British and French theoretically have veto law, but this has not been used since 1989. A change in this custom would be a significant break with yours diplomatic line had been interpretable that both countries did not want to give up, while the Europeans are intensively trying to communicate with Trump.

A deepening of the newly created trench between the transatlantic partners would also have come to the wrong time, since France’s President Emmanuel Macron During his visit to Washington on Monday, tried to explore common points of view with Trump. Diplomatic circles told the German Press Agency that a veto had been considered until the end.

US ambassador: Resolution no peace agreement

The British UN ambassador Barbara Woodward In the meeting, it was clear to the resolution: “There can be no equation between Russia and Ukraine if this body talks about this war.” Moscow is to blame for the war of attack against a sovereign state that cost hundreds of thousands of lives. France’s ambassador Nicolas de Rivière explained: “There will be peace and security anywhere when aggression will be rewarded.”

The incumbent US ambassador Dorothy Shea On the other hand, spoke of the fact that the world is “on the abyss of history” and that it needs to be as fast as possible. In doing so, she also wanted to calm the Europeans: “We listen to our European colleagues when they say that they want a permanent peace, but not at all costs,” she said. They want to assure them that the United States also sought a “permanent peace”. The resolution is no peace agreement And do not cause any costs.

Russia meanwhile spoke of a good first step, while China said it supported the American-Russian effort for peace. The vote of the Security Council should understand Trump as a sign of the backing for his attempt to force peace together with Putin against the will of Ukraine.

In advance in the UN General Assembly without success

But in a larger group, Trump’s advance also came up with significant resistance to the United Nations. Before the vote in the Security Council, the United States had already tried in the UN General Assembly, with the identical draft resolution worldwide consent to Change of course in the Ukraine War to obtain.

The largest committee of the United Nations, however, prevented the Kremlin-friendly resolution: several amendments from EU states, Ukraine and Great Britain received the necessary majority of 193 UN members, so that the US text subsequently Russia clearly as an aggressor named and was reinterpreted in the Ukrainian sense.

War tired states want peace – and security

Washington ultimately abstained when voting on its amended resolution, just like China, while Russia was tuned with seven countries. 93 countries, including Germany And most EU countries voted for this – a significantly lower backing for Kiev than with similar resolutions before.

A second resolution for the general assembly, written by Ukraine itself together with the EU representative, saw many abstentions, which is considered a distancing of these countries by the US European dispute over the Ukraine course. Hungary, whose government is considered to be extremely Trump-friendly, sheared and clearly stood on the side of Washington.

One-Expert Richard Gowan In terms of a more successful European defense of Ukraine in New York in relation to the general assembly, the Crisis Group think tank spoke. But he also emphasized that the desire of many countries of the so -called Global south be obvious after quick peace. The US approach reflects this desire, but also made many UN members nervous-because it neglects international law that is supposed to protect smaller states from attacks.