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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Julian Borger

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine crystallises divide between US allies and rest

China’s ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun (left), listens to French ambassador to the UN, Nicolas de Riviere, during the United Nations Security Council meeting on 11 March.
China’s ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun (left), listens to French ambassador to the UN, Nicolas de Riviere, during the United Nations Security Council meeting on 11 March. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

“Decide who you are with” Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the European Council, pointing to a choice that is becoming increasingly hard to avoid, as the sheer violence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine crystallises the division of the world into two camps.

The camp that stands with Russians is becoming easier to define with every passing day of the war. The colour-coded scoreboard at the UN general assembly in recent weeks, recording the votes on resolutions deploring the attack and calling for a ceasefire, could not have been clearer.

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