The United States has proposed a draft resolution for the U.N. General Assembly that stops far short of a competing European-backed statement demanding an immediate withdrawal of all of Moscow’s forces from Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a bid to broker an end to the war in Ukraine, sparking a rift with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and raising concerns among European allies that Kyiv and Europe could be cut out of peace talks.

Ahead of the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the US has proposed a draft United Nations resolution. The proposal, made available to dpa, does not explicitly name Moscow as the aggressor,