US delivers blunt warning on Russia at UN and turns to Kremlin allies
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The US representative to the UN Security Council called Russia's invasion of Ukraine a strategic failure and called on Iran and Cuba to stop supporting Moscow, according to Ukrinform.
What the US representative said
At a meeting of the UN Security Council, American diplomat Dan Negrea assessed Russia's situation.
He said.that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a strategic failure. Its oil refineries are on fire. Moscow cannot achieve its goals on the battlefield. Escalation will not change this and will only risk worsening the catastrophe. This war must end immediately and it's enough.
Negrea specifically addressed countries that support Russia. He named Iran — for supplying drones used in strikes on Ukraine — and Cuba — for allowing thousands of mercenaries to fight on Russia’s side. He called on both to immediately stop supporting Moscow’s military efforts.
US position on peace
At the same time, the diplomat stressed that the war has no military solution and can only end through negotiations. The US, he said, is ready to help achieve a lasting peace and has repeatedly communicated this to both sides.
The day before, Zelenskyy spoke with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — the conversation took place during a technical stop of the president’s plane in Chișinău.
Witkoff and Kushner are expected to visit Kyiv for the first time in the near future — an exact date has not yet been set.
