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

The United States voted against a Ukrainian-drafted United Nations resolution condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine.

The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at the United Nations to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the Trump administration's change of stance on the war.

The US, Russia, Belarus and North Korea were among those that opposed it. Image: The US voted against Ukraine's resolution. Pic: AP The duelling proposals reflect the tensions that have emerged ...

Belarus, North Korea and 15 other countries, many authoritarian, in voting against it. The three-page resolution includes language that emphasizes the war began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine ...

I would rather not explain it now, but it’s sort of self-evident,” President Trump told reporters when asked about the UN vote in the Oval Office on Monday.

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The United States voted against a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly that blamed Russia for invading Ukraine exactly three years ago.

Among the countries that Trump joined in siding with Russia? North Korea, Belarus, Syria and Sudan. Those he stood against? Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Japan and most of the rest of the world. It would be hard to think of a starker ...