When it comes to the war in Ukraine, President Trump finds common cause with the world’s outlier states and stands against traditional U.S. allies like Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan and Italy.

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.

The US shocked Europe by siding with Russia, Belarus and North Korea to pass resolutions on the conflict in Ukraine.

At the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, the U.S. joined Russia and Moscow's closest ally Belarus, as well as North Korea, in opposing a resolution condemning Moscow's war against Ukraine.

The United States voted against a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly that blamed Russia for invading Ukraine exactly three years ago.

Tim Miller and Andrew Egger take on the U.N. vote on Ukraine, where the U.S. found itself aligned with the worst of the worst — Russia, North Korea, and Belarus. They discuss the implications of this shift, Trump’s approach to international diplomacy, and Macron’s fact-checking moment during a meeting with Trump.

The US, Russia, Belarus and North Korea were among those that opposed it. Image: The US voted against Ukraine's resolution. Pic: AP The duelling proposals reflect the tensions that have emerged ...

I would rather not explain it now, but it’s sort of self-evident,” President Trump told reporters when asked about the UN vote in the Oval Office on Monday.

North Korea was one of the nations named in the “axis of evil” speech made by US president George W Bush following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US. Lord Heseltine, who was in the UK ...

Among the countries that Trump joined in siding with Russia? North Korea, Belarus, Syria and Sudan. Those he stood against? Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Japan and most of the rest of the world. It would be hard to think of a starker ...