Russia welcomes balanced US stance on Ukraine after UN Security Council vote

25/2/2025 19:20

The Kremlin on Tuesday welcomed what it described as a much more balanced U.S. stance on Ukraine after the United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution that took a neutral position on the conflict.



"We see that the United States is taking a much more balanced position, which really helps the efforts aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.



"We certainly welcome this. We believe that such a balanced position speaks of a real desire to contribute to a settlement."



At the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, the United States unsuccessfully opposed a resolution demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine. But in the Security Council, it won approval of a resolution that called for peace, without assigning blame for the war.



The votes, on the third anniversary of the war, highlighted the dramatic shift in Washington’s position since President Donald Trump took office in January.