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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Roth and Oliver Holmes

Kremlin welcomes ‘more balanced’ US stance on Ukraine after UN vote

The US deputy ambassador to the UN, Dorothy Shea, speaks at a desk while sitting behind a 'United States' sign
The US deputy ambassador to the UN, Dorothy Shea, speaks during the UN security council meeting. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images

The Kremlin has welcomed what it said was a “much more balanced” US stance on Ukraine after the Trump administration pushed through a UN security council resolution on the war that included no criticism of Russia.

The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said the move was evidence of Washington’s willingness to try to find a peaceful settlement. Moscow backed the resolution, which was passed late on Monday, although European countries abstained, in a sign of a deepening rift with Washington.

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