Analysts say China's vote has to be seen in the context of a changing world order, where Donald Trump is upending America’s long-held role as a leading global player.

Washington fails to block it and presents an alternative text, more lenient towards Moscow, but ends up abstaining after European amendments toughen it. The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution on the war in Ukraine this Monday,

In a dramatic shift in transatlantic relations under President Donald Trump, the United States has split with its European allies by refusing to blame Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in votes on three U.