A resolution drafted by the United States and another drafted by Ukraine, supported by the European Union, calling for an end to the war in Ukraine, will be voted on Monday at the United Nations.
The UN General Assembly is expected to vote on Ukraine’s resolution, followed by the US resolution. The UN Security Council is expected to vote later on Monday on the US resolution.
The United States calls for the “swift conclusion of the conflict and further seeks a lasting peace between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.”
The US-drafted resolution does not mention Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, which began three years ago.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the resolution “demonstrates that this conflict is horrific, that the UN can help bring it to an end, and that peace is possible.”
“This is our opportunity to build a real pathway to peace,” Rubio said in a statement.
The Ukrainian resolution states that Russia’s aggression “has continued for three years and continues to have devastating and long-term consequences not only for Ukraine but also for other regions and global stability.”
Kyiv calls for “an immediate cessation of hostilities and a peaceful resolution to the war against Ukraine,” emphasizing the need for the war to end this year.
The Ukrainian draft resolution states that previous resolutions adopted by the General Assembly must be fully implemented, including those calling for Russia to withdraw completely from Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders.
General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding, but they reflect the moral support of the international community.
In the Security Council, a resolution needs the support of at least nine of the 15 members, with none of the five permanent members—Britain, China, France, Russia, or the United States—exercising a veto. The US resolution is expected to have sufficient support on Monday.
These votes at the UN will take place as French President Emmanuel Macron visits the United States for talks with President Donald Trump, expected to include discussions on the war in Ukraine.
President Macron said last week that he would tell President Trump that the US leader “cannot be weak” in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Washington later this week for similar talks, and like President Macron, he has emphasized the need for Ukraine’s sovereignty to be at the center of any peace efforts.
A group of leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, visited Kyiv on Monday in a show of support for Ukraine.
“We are here today in Kyiv because Ukraine is Europe,” said von der Leyen on social media platform X.
“In this fight for survival, it’s not just the fate of Ukraine that is at risk. It is Europe’s fate,” she emphasized.
Fighting continued on Monday, with Russia claiming to have downed 23 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 16 over the Oryol region.
Ryazan region governor Pavel Malkov said that debris from a downed Ukrainian drone caused a fire at an industrial enterprise.
The Ukrainian military said on Monday that it downed 113 of the 185 drones Russia used in overnight attacks.
