South Africa’s non-aligned stance acquires a new urgency as the United States up-ends its alliance with Europe on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

South Africa has voted for a UN General Assembly resolution demanding Russia respect Ukraine's territorial territory — but the US abstained

Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.

The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at the United Nations to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the Trump administration's change of stance on the war.

In a win for Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the U.N. General Assembly on Monday refused to approve a U.S.-backed resolution that urged an end to the war without mentioning Moscow's aggression.