US Votes Against UN Resolution Condemning Russia

Not just the UN, but G7 also ...

Europe and US clash over Ukraine in G7 and UN
www.ft.com

... The US and Europe are battling in the UN and G7 over whether to blame Russia for its war against Ukraine, as President Donald Trump's rapid shift on the conflict threatens to tear apart western unity.

The Trump administration and the EU put forward rival UN resolutions on Monday, while G7 diplomats spent the weekend haggling over whether a joint statement due to be released by the group of rich nations would refer to Russia's "aggression" against Ukraine or not.

In an extraordinary move, the US voted with Russia against Ukraine and EU nations in the UN General Assembly on Monday, ahead of an expected Security Council vote later in the day.

"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," EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas told reporters when asked if she believed the Trump administration was acting in Russia's interests. ...

[emphasis mine]

The worst is yet to come.

Among the 17 countries that joined the U.S. in opposition to the non-binding measure were Israel...

Know your true enemy, the one that stays closest to you.

Russia invaded Ukraine.

Russia started the war.

Russia condemned itself.

Donald Trump is a nasty little man.

He makes me ashamed of my country.

The typical MAGAt moron has somehow bought into the idea that Russia is one of the last bastions of "western values".

The typical MAGAt is right, I guess, if you consider imperialism, Christian monarchy, colonialism, bigotry, etc. to be the western values worth saving. If you mean democracy, the rule of law, protection of minority rights, etc., then Russia is a hellhole.

And, how about the Israelis?

"Typically, a State of the Union is delivered to a joint session of Congress inside the House of Representatives chamber. The idea of a State of the Union is written into the United States Constitution.

"He [the President] shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient," the Constitution says.

State of the Union addresses have been historically delivered between Jan. 3 and Feb. 2.

With a change of administrations happening this year, President Donald Trump's speech in March will not technically be a State of the Union.

The designation is merely a technicality, according to the American Presidency Project.
"For research purposes, it is probably harmless to categorize these as State of the Union messages (as we do)," their website said. "The impact of such a speech on public, media, and congressional perceptions of presidential leadership and power should be the same as if the address was an official State of the Union."

Here is what you need to know about Trump's speech."

Will the Coward in Chief be wearing his new yrllow MAHA hat?

What a totally embarrassing day for the United States of Humiliation!

Any man with an ounce of pride would resign right now!

He can tell Elon to cut the show, it's not even fooling the MAGAmorons any more.

Elon wants every federal employee to tell him what they did last week at work, but he won't tell us what he discusses on the phone with putin.

Hey MAGATS, tell me more about how russiagate was all a hoax...

Republicans love Russia.

Putin owns the party.

Spasibo.

- Jeff and the other magats.

May you all shrivel in your hellhole bubble. This new "administration" has forfeited and repudiated any and all pretense of legitimacy.

Hello, my fellow maga comrades!

Jeff and the other magats.

Jeff likes Putin because they agree on the same policies.

He votes party line republican because he believes Americans need to be punished for having too much freedom, and minorities were definitely starting to gain too much equality.

People need to know their place in life just like people should know their place in the bathroom.

Jesus wept.

Yea. But.

Jeezus! Celebrated our sucking up to Putin by shooting guns in the air while curb stomping a nonbinary transgender immigrant.

Merica!!!!!!!

Can you imagine the reaction the Republican Party of 2025 would get from their longtime hero Ronald Reagan?

Senior Co-President and DOGE Lord Commander Elon can probably sell off a few of those expensive carrier battle groups now since they won't be needed.

Republicans hated Russians prior to the 2000s.

It took 20 years, but thanks to the NRA and Faux News, deplorable Trumping MAGAts have become Russia's most valuable assets against America and Western values.

Senior Co-President and DOGE Lord Commander Elon can probably sell off a few of those expensive carrier battle groups now since they won't be needed.

It's only a matter of time before Trump starts giving Russia American military technology and helps rebuild their military.

Interesting, Joe Biden said the same thing suggesting Russia would face but minor consequences if it restrained itself to but a "minor incursion" into Ukraine.

When you don't tell a bully to stop, guess what... he's going to keep be a bully.

If I was to guess, Trump is playing the long game against China. Best to have Russia on US side than China's side.

But I know you guys think Russia is the devil, at least when a Republican is in charge. But China is really should be the focus. I can attest China is build ing a war machine, the likes of which the US can't imagine.

Can you imagine the reaction the Republican Party of 2025 would get from their longtime hero Ronald Reagan?

I wasn't here for Reagan.

But I recall Obama telling Romney, "the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because, you know, the Cold War's been over for 20 years."

Republicans love Russia.

Putin owns the party.

#14 | POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK

Yep. The latest Trumpified Newspeak and lack of republican push back proves it. It's all Ukraines fault.

Ukraine should have never attacked Russia.

Donald Trump has blamed Ukraine for Russia's invasion of its neighbour. Speaking after talks between US and Russia on ending the war, the US President told Ukraine: "You should have never started it, you could have made a deal ... I could have made a deal that would have given them almost all of the land."

- Joe Biden said the same thing

Different day, same Whataboutisms... he's like a One Trick Phony.

If I was to guess, Trump is playing the long game against China. Best to have Russia on US side than China's side.

#24 | Posted by oneironaut

Your guess proves you're the moron that we suspected.

Trump doesn't care about russia or china or america. Trump cares about trump. Gaining wealth, power, and praise, and staying out of jail, at any cost.

"Donald Trump is a nasty little man.
He makes me ashamed of my country."

You do exactly what he wants you to do.

You do exactly what he wants you to do.

Speak up? Protest? Disagree? Rebel?

Should he just be complacent? See what happens?

Sorry. Silence in the face of fascism is approval.

You're doing exactly what he wants.

Making excuses for him.

Fighting on his behalf.

Macron fact checks the lying sack of Putin's DNA.

www.pbs.org

"Speak up? Protest? Disagree? Rebel?

Should he just be complacent? See what happens?"

No, be a ----- on the internet.

Which is what he's doing.

complacent? that's exactly what he's doing.

Now, I couldn't care less which street corner Zed squats and holds up his sign of disagreement.

I wonder what motivates the votes of member countries. It appears the US has introduced and will again introduce their own resolution (that doesn't condemn Russia) that got more votes in favor and less against than this one.

That means just as many or even more countries were fine with a resolution that didn't condemn Russia.

Why not? Why not insist on condemning Russia? I can't believe all these countries are so wishy washy on it.

Or......what else is impacting that?

"The U.S. proposed a competing resolution that omitted any mention of Russian aggression. The U.S. abstained from voting for its own resolution, following amendments to the text. The resolution passed with 93 in favor, eight against and 73 abstaining."

and why do so many countries abstain?

Shouldn't being a member of the UN mean you show up and participate?

How would be if it went like this?
The US gets a deal where Ukraine gives Russia a small piece of land.(that is already decimated) to appease Putin in exchange for peace. And if he doesn't agree the US says unless he does we will sanction the crap out of them which will decimate their already cratering economy. We get Ukraine minerals, which Zelinsky already agreed to. And because we get those minerals we have US employees over there which further deters Putin from breaking the agreement and attacking. Also Europe has agreed to supply troops to make sure the peace plan stays intact.
And if that works it would better for Russia to be an alley with us than with China.
That seems to be the plan and if it works it would be a good thing, and btw would save lives and the US a hundred billion a year.
So go ahead and respond that "it won't work because Trump is Putin's bitch"
Or "Trump is Hitler", blah, blah, blah.
But tell me what is wrong with that plan. Don't tell me why you think Trump couldn't get it done but what is wrong with the concept.

How about if we do this... Trump stops lying about aid for Ukraine from Europe being a loan.

www.nbcnews.com

And then he stops lying about Ukraine starting the war and how Zelensky has a 4 percent approval rating at home.

And how US aid was loans, not grants, which they were.

But wait, Trump stop lying? He would stop breathing first.

To quote the republicl0wn Bible

Thou shalt not test me.
Behold! Elon walketh amongst us.
What thine addle-brained Reagan giveth
Thine addle-brained Trumpanzee taketh away.
So sayeth the Lord to Vance

It's going to be interesting... starting a war now...

Maybe endure some sanctions... have to open the factories again... so we can have another turn at being the pollution armpit of the world... Fruits and veggies will be seasonal again. It's been a hundred years. Kids will have to work the farms. Yay!

AMERICA IS NOT AGREEMENT CAPABLE.

I've been vindicated in saying so for years on this August Forum.

I knew Ukraine was Dumb. They have been cruelly used by the West.

But they invited it. They had to shell their own people. They had to refuse to acknowledge multiculturalism.

It's funny how that's s so important over here and was never considered when the the Aid was flowing to Ethnic Cleansers.

But Israel is getting a Fat --- Too. With no Strings.

So it's kinda consistent, I Guess?

#34. Well done Corky, I expected you to not be able to comprehend the concept.

Posted by eberly

This dumbfug needs a swift kick to her kameltoe.

#37

Thanks, but I'm still not dating your Fishwife.

Macron fact checks the lying sack of Putin's DNA.

That was horrible. Trump is such a dumbass.
He's total embarrassment and he's made the United States a laughing stock.

#24 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT AT 2025-02-24 04:31 PM | FLAG: |

Lord, what a fool you are. I'm all in favor of trying to make peace with other countries. The Cold War was no fun. Heck, we were on pretty good footing with Russia before they invaded Ukraine. I'd even be willing to entertain notions of reform for NATO.

The problem is, Putin wants to restore the empire, no matter what he has to do to achieve it. And Trump is a stooge. His first major act on the international stage is to abandon our closest allies and surrender to the dictator leading our longtime rival.

#39 Right Corky, once again you show your ignorance of the actual issue. I was referring to you when I mentioned blah, blah, blah in my post.

#42

Try referring to how your Cult Leader is a LYING POS.

His first major act on the international stage is to abandon our closest allies and surrender to the dictator leading our longtime rival.

#41 | POSTED BY CBOB AT 2025-02-24 05:49 PM | FLAG:

No, he is telling our "closest alleys" to stop screwing us, and they have agreed. And he's not surrendering to the regime. See my post above.

#43 Orange man bad. Blah, Blah, blah. You're a broken record.

"Why not? Why not insist on condemning Russia? I can't believe all these countries are so wishy washy on it."
.S. does
Gotta womder what the vote would have been if Trump didn't desert Ukraine? I guess supporting the U.S. doesn't seem to other nations to be a smart move with Putin's bitch in the WH! What good are powerful but unreliable friends?

#45

One notices your inability to refute the fact that your Cult leader is LYING POS.

and why do so many countries abstain?

Shouldn't being a member of the UN mean you show up and participate?

#32 | Posted by eberly

Quick focus on something else instead of the giant signs that trump is owned by putin and liberals were right all along.

Disgraceful! Trump will go down in history as worse than Neville Chamberlain with his policies of appeasement and submission to foreign authoritarian dictators.

Trump is a Quisling's Quisling.

Imagine in the 1940s, if we had a political party so corrupt that hitler was just able to buy them off like putin did with the republicans. What would the world look like today?

Hey MAGAaddh***s. ain't y'all proud of what you morons did? Is this Making America Great Again? If this is great I'd hate to see: Make America Humiliated Again! New yellow hats printed MAHA! ARE ON THE WAY! I think yellow with pink letters would be appropriate and ----- Trump should have to wear one to every public event! Hopefully one with Putin in attendance because I want Trump to get on his knees and Putin to lower his pants and bend over for a public ass kissing! Hopefully before the General Assembly of the United Nations which today's vote symbolized! I bet MAGAs stop calling themselves MAGAs! I can hardly wait to see Colbert tonight! Comedians are going to have a field day with this! I doubt that Melania will allow herself to be seen with him.

*buy them off AND blackmail them

-Quick focus on something else instead of the giant signs that trump is owned by putin and liberals were right all along.

I already moved on from that. I don't disagree with that characterization but it's a global issue.

Not just about your pity party about trump voters.

See my post above.
#44 | POSTED BY FISHPAWN

I'm sure he's rushing to reading your stupid nonsense.

There was a time republicans loved American more than Russia.

Weird how times have changed.

No, he (trump) is telling our "closest alleys" to stop screwing us

POSTED BY FISHPAW

When will Trump tell Russia to stop screwing us?

WHY doesn't Trump tell Russia to stop screwing us?

Because he's a coward and traitor.

You are getting precisely what you voted for and are really too stupid to live.

#51 He Danni, we wouldn't even be talking about Putin if your idiot president was coherent and prevented the invasion. And you thought he would be the best to deal with this for another 4 years. Go away.

What's worse? Republicans being owned by Russia or both Republicans and Democrats being owned by Israel?

Or maybe one sellout feeds directly into the other?

"The US gets a deal where Ukraine gives Russia a small piece of land.(that is already decimated) to appease Putin in exchange for peace."

"to appease Putin"

Neville Chamberlain, welcome to the Drudge Retort!

Quick history quiz, for those who finished high school, so Fishpaw is exempt:
How did it work out for Europe when they appeased the German Reichskanzler?

"There was a time republicans loved American more than Russia."

That time ended with the passage of the Civil Rights Act.

The America they loved ended with the passage of the Civil Rights Act.

That's why they're undoing it.

@#24 ... If I was to guess, Trump is playing the long game against China. ...

Pres Trump is transactional. Short-term, ~how does this benefit me~ type of deals.

Playing the long game?

I've not ever seen that with Pres Trump.

@#59 ... Neville Chamberlain, welcome to the Drudge Retort! ...

Bingo!

@#33 ... The US gets a deal where Ukraine gives Russia a small piece of land.(that is already decimated) to appease Putin in exchange for peace. ...

For starters, why does the US "get a deal" and not Ukraine?

That aside, so many questions ...

I'll start with, Pres Putin has stated that Ukraine should not exist separately from Russia.

So this "peace deal" giving him the land he stole will prevent him from continuing his invasion in the future... how?

... We get Ukraine minerals, which Zelinsky already agreed to. ...

I did not see that Ukraine agreed to that deal. Got a link?

What I have seen is ...

Russia says it's open to economic cooperation with US on rare earth minerals and energy
www.cnn.com

... Russia says it is open for economic cooperation with the United States, including on energy and mining rare earth minerals.

Moscow's comments came after US President Donald Trump said Monday he was in "serious discussions" with Russia about ending its war with Ukraine and was "trying to do some economic development deals" with Moscow, noting its "massive rare earth" deposits.

The comments also follow discussions between the US and Ukraine, in which Trump has demanded access to nearly half of Ukraine's mineral resources in exchange for military aid. ...

... But tell me what is wrong with that plan. ...

OK, "that plan" your current alias proffers looks to be riddled with factual errors.

What else yer got?