But the resolution was rejected by the US, who lodged their own counter-proposal which called for an end to the three-year-long war while refusing to acknowledge Russia as the agg

When it comes to the war in Ukraine, President Trump finds common cause with the world’s outlier states and stands against traditional U.S. allies like Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan and Italy.

The US shocked Europe by siding with Russia, Belarus and North Korea to pass resolutions on the conflict in Ukraine.

Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.

Heseltine leads condemnation of Trump warning that his actions will ‘act as an incentive’ to those who endanger world peace