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We are gravely concerned about the consequences of this destruction for Ukraine and for global trade, including the supply of agricultural products, fertilisers and minerals from Ukraine to international markets,
the statement said
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Neither these amendments nor the resolution offered by Ukraine will stop the killing. The UN must stop the killing. We urge all Member States to join us in returning the UN to its core mission of international peace and security,
said Washington's envoy to the UN, Dorothy Shea, ahead of the votes
Here we are, in a world where everything has changed”,
he was commenting on Russian aggression
Those resolutions have failed to stop the war,
said Ms. Shea
This is a moment of truth, a historic moment,
said Mariana Betsa, Ukraine’s deputy foreign ministerNo, in fact, to be frank, we paid. We paid 60 percent of the total effort. It was like the US: loans, guarantees, grants,
he said, as Trump smiled ruefully, according to CNN
Just so you understand, Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They're getting their money back,
Trump began as he was preparing to make the case for a new deal to secure Ukraine's mineral revenuesWe call on all other U.N. member states to join the United States in pushing for a durable peace that will bring stability to Europe and deter further aggression,
said Shea
We acknowledge the constructive changes in the United States position when it comes to the Ukrainian conflict,
said Russia's U.N. envoy Vassily Nebenzya following the votePresident Macron is a very special man in my book,
Trump told reporters while sitting next to the French president
We then went to the Security Council with our compromise, which I think is very fair language and it basically says ‘war is a terrible thing’,
he addedSo I thought it was good we got it done at the Security Council and the Russians didn’t veto it. I’m not telling you that that is going to end this conflict, and I can’t wait until Elise Stefanik is there because it will be great to have her leadership, but I certainly think our language is better language and hopefully furthers the cause of peace,
he addedPresident Trump wants to end this war. He thinks far too many people have died and he wants to bring it to an end. We didn’t feel it was conducive, frankly, to have something out there at the UN that’s antagonistic to either side. We’re trying to get these guys to the table,
he saidBut perhaps, following the Europeans’ contacts with the Americans, Europe will gravitate toward greater balance,
he said
Absolutely. That’s what the UN is all about.”
Asked by a reporter if Washington was seeking “global support for vague peace”, one state department official respondedI am in serious discussions with President Vladimir Putin of Russia concerning the ending of the war, and also major economic development transactions which will take place between the United States and Russia,
Trump said in a statement on MondayThis resolution puts us on the path to peace. It is a first step, but a crucial one – one of which we should all be proud."
Acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Shea said
Seeing the United States … siding with Russia at the three-year anniversary is very tough to swallow."
Julianne Smith, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, told Channel 4 NewsI can't think of any other word than shameful."
Jim Townsend, former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy, told the BBCThis war has never been about Ukraine only. It is about a fundamental right of any country to exist, to choose its own path and to live free from aggression,
Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa told the assembly before the vote