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US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics

By Thomas A. Smith

The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.

The vote against the Ukrainian and European-backed resolution saw the US at odds with its longtime European allies and instead aligned with the aggressor in the war on the three-year anniversary of Moscow s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

It came as the Trump administration has pursued discussions with Moscow about ending the war as the President Donald Trump has ratcheted up his rhetoric towards Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The resolution was adopted by the General Assembly with 93 votes in favor. It notes with concern the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has persisted for three years and continues to have devastating and long-lasting consequences not only for Ukraine, but also for other regions and global stability . . .

via www.cnn.com

This is alarming. I’m all for ending the grifts in arms transfers to Ukraine, of which I’m sure they’re many. But I don’t see what Trump is up to here. Or rather, I think I might see, and I don’t like it.