A dramatic day of high stakes diplomacy at the United Nations on Monday exposed growing cracks in the transatlantic relationship.

Draft resolution, which a source said is being sponsored by more than 50 countries, demands Russian withdrawal from Ukraine.

Utah Sen. John Curtis said he was deeply troubled by the recent votes cast by the United States during the UN General Assembly, siding the nation with Russia and North Korea.

The United States was forced to abstain in a United Nations General Assembly vote on Monday on a resolution it drafted to mark the third anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine after the 193-member body agreed to amendments proposed by European states.

But Ukraine refused, and it will be put to a vote in the 193-nation assembly, two European diplomats said. All spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks were private. It's a reflection of the tensions that have emerged between the U.

In a win for Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the United States has failed to get the U.N. General Assembly to approve its resolution urging an end to the war without mentioning Moscow’s aggression.

North Korea said Friday it had test-fired strategic cruise missiles to demonstrate its nuclear counter-attack capability, days after it vowed to respond to what it called escalating U.S.-led hostilities since the start of the Trump administration.

Un sends more troops into the 'meat grinder' Russian war on Ukraine - amid fears Moscow will reward him with weapons technology, boosting his nuke programme

The fresh deployment comes after North Korea suffered heavy casualties on the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the South’s spy agency says.