US votes against UN resolution blaming Russia for Ukraine war

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

The U.S. was joined by Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and 14 other Moscow-friendly nations in voting against the resolution, which included language condemning Russian aggression and calling for Moscow to give up the territory it occupies, which ultimately passed by a wide margin. The vote was 93-18, with 65 abstentions.

The resolution said in part, “with concern the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has persisted for...