The U.S. is reluctant to label Russia as an aggressor, prompting Ukraine to alter key wording in an important UN resolution.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump requested Ukraine to withdraw a resolution condemning the Russian invasion. They suggested replacing the wording with softer alternatives.

This is reported by The Washington Post citing four anonymous officials. It is noted that the proposed resolution by the U.S. was perceived in Kyiv as pro-Russian.

The article states that the document proposed by Kyiv is dedicated to the third anniversary of the full-scale war and is to be presented to the UN. In response, Washington is suggesting a "simple historical resolution," in which "conflict" is still described as horrific, but there is no mention of Russia's responsibility.

The publication reports that in Ukraine, this proposal was seen as an attempt to limit any expression of Russian accountability for the invasion of the neighboring country, especially considering that Trump has already falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war.

The article mentions that Washington, after reviewing the Ukrainian resolution, "demanded some changes to weaken it," after which a proposal was made to adopt the American resolution instead of the Ukrainian one, while also retracting the document proposed by Kyiv and agreed upon with other countries.

It is noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs not to withdraw its text.

"Many representatives from other countries say that this (the American resolution, — ed.) looks more like a call to appease Putin than a call for peace," say sources from the publication.

Another source expressed shock that the Trump administration is pressuring Ukraine but not Russia.

Recall that Zelensky was offered an "improved" version of the agreement with the U.S. regarding rare earth metals. The new version of the agreement contains significant changes and complies with Ukrainian legislation.

The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, states that work on signing the document will begin as early as Monday.