US breaks with UN and G7 allies over Ukraine war measures

Good morning and welcome back to White House Watch. I’m Emily Goldberg, the FT’s US newsletter editor. Yesterday was a big day in the international arena, so let’s get right to it. Today we’re talking about:

• How the US broke with allies over Ukraine
• The rightwing podcaster named as FBI deputy
• Europe’s largest asset manager on Trump’s ‘big mistake’

A US resolution that called for a “swift end” to the war in Ukraine passed the UN Security Council yesterday, dealing a fresh blow to western unity during Donald Trump’s presidency.

In the latest sign of unravelling transatlantic ties, the resolution passed with support from Moscow and Beijing, while traditional US allies including France and the UK abstained from the measure that made no mention of Russian aggression. Shelby Magid, deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, said even if the vote didn’t mark a complete break between Washington and Europe, the symbolism was clear.

“It is stunning to see the US on the same side as these countries that we point to as in this axis of aggressors,” Magid said.

Washington also sided with Moscow in voting against a UN General Assembly resolution that condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine, shortly after G7 diplomats spent the weekend haggling over whether a joint statement would refer to Russia’s “aggression” against Ukraine. . . . Register for the FT to keep reading the newsletter for free.