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

<p>Moscow praises Washington for siding with it at UN, as European countries abstain in sign of deepening rift with US</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/25/ukraine-russia-trump-putin-zelenskyy-macron-ceasefire-latest-news-updates-live">Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates</a></li></ul><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/25/kremlin-welcomes-much-more-balanced-us-stance-ukraine">Continue reading...</a>