A sharp political turn: The US declines to identify Russia as an "aggressor" in G7 statements and refuses to co-author a UN resolution on Ukraine.

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A sharp political turn: The US declines to identify Russia as an "aggressor" in G7 statements and refuses to co-author a UN resolution on Ukraine.

The US opposes the use of the word “aggressor” for Russia and similar formulations that G7 leaders have used since 2022 in statements connected with the third anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. The Trump administration’s insistence on softening the wording reflects a broader shift in US policy, which now describes the war as the “Ukrainian conflict.” Furthermore, President Zelenskyy’s participation in the virtual G7 summit on February 24 ha…