President Donald Trump is determined to end the Russia-Ukraine war, as it has only brought death and destruction. “The United States continues to push for a negotiated and durable end to the war to stop the bloodshed,” said Ambassador Tammy Bruce, Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations.
Negotiations produced concrete results recently, when Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 175 prisoners and additional civilians. “The United States supports these and earlier exchanges as one step towards durable peace,” said Ambassador Bruce.
Additionally, the United States calls on Russia to return all Ukrainian children it has unlawfully deported to Russia as well as those it has forcibly transferred within occupied Ukrainian territory.
In support of this effort, “the U.S. will fund a $25 million dollar assistance program to aid in the return of these Ukrainian children forcibly transferred or deported to Russia or Russian-controlled territories,” announced Ambassador Bruce.
The United States continues to reinforce the need for global support to achieve peace in Ukraine. The U.S. remains committed to the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund as a means of securing a free, peaceful, and sovereign future for Ukraine.
“We call on all UN Member States to play a constructive role in bringing this war to an end, including by ending support that enables Russia’s prosecution of this war, and encouraging both sides toward negotiated settlement,” said Ambassador Bruce.
“Specifically, we urge China to immediately stop supplying Russia the dual-use goods and material components that enable its war effort.”
North Korea “must also stop providing munitions, including ballistic missiles, to Russia for use against Ukraine, which violates UN Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874 that Russia itself voted for,” said Ambassador Bruce.
Iran has supplied Russia with hundreds of attack unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, and UAV technology for use in Ukraine. Moreover, in September 2024, Iran began delivering hundreds of close-range ballistic missiles to Russia.
And in return, Russia has supplied Iran with critical military equipment over the past year, delivering combat aircraft, helicopters, armored vehicles, and other arms, some of which violate UN Security Council Resolution 1929.
The U.S. calls on Russia to abide by the resolutions of this Security Council and encourages both Russia and Ukraine to negotiate a durable end to the war.