The Trump administration and European representatives took opposing stances when drafting the text of resolutions supporting Ukraine, marking the third anniversary of Russia's invasion.
On Monday in New York, the United States voted against a resolution submitted by Ukraine to the UN General Assembly, which calls for the condemnation of Russia's full-scale invasion, as reported by Bloomberg.
Instead, the U.S. proposed a brief alternative that calls for a "swift cessation" of the conflict.
Similarly, in the document prepared by the Group of Seven (G7), Trump and his team did not want to mention Russian aggression or Ukraine's territorial integrity.
Diplomats spent the entire weekend trying to find a compromise after the U.S. refused to include language condemning Russia for the war it initiated, as had been done in all previous G7 statements, sources familiar with the discussions said.
According to them, Washington also disagreed with calls to strengthen energy sanctions against Russia to compel it to reach a long-term peace agreement and threatened to withdraw from signing a joint statement.
On Monday, Ukraine and the EU submitted a resolution to the UN Security Council and for a vote at the General Assembly condemning Russia's invasion.
Meanwhile, the U.S. urged the withdrawal of this text and proposed its own, where Ukraine's actions are effectively equated with those of Russia, expressing regret over the "tragic loss of life during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine," two officials familiar with the matter told FT.
"This wording is clearly unacceptable to us," said a European official. "Everything is interconnected and is part of a broader shift in the U.S. position."
European diplomacy chief Josep Borrell stated on Monday in response to a journalist's question about whether she believes the Trump administration is acting in Russia's favor.
"If you look at the messages coming from the United States, it is clear that the Russian narrative is very strongly represented there," she said.
The U.S. resolution was also passed with amendments, including a change proposed by France to define the war as "the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine" instead of the initial wording "conflict between Russia and Ukraine," suggested by the U.S.
A White House representative told Bloomberg that another meeting between American and European officials will take place soon to discuss a shared goal of ending the war.