With the return of US President Donald Trump, the relationship between the US and Russia has been seen as smooth as ever. After the United States voted in favor of Russia in the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, Europe as a whole, including Ukraine, received a shock. For the first time since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, America has voted in favor of Russia. The new step of the US has confirmed that the Trump administration's stance on the Ukraine war has changed.

The United States has voted against a resolution holding Russia fully responsible for the attack on Ukraine. 18 countries voted against, including Russia, Israel, North Korea, Sudan, Belarus, and Hungary, while 65 countries abstained from voting. Among the 193 members of the Security Council, the resolution was passed after 93 countries, including Nepal, supported it.

On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made an unexpected offer to America . Putin has proposed cooperation with the United States for the development of Russia's rare mineral reserves, including the Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia. In a televised interview broadcast on Monday night, Putin praised Trump's approach to the Russia-Ukraine war and offered the United States to mine Russia's mineral resources, according to the BBC. At a time when the two countries are trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Putin has made a new proposal for America. In response to the question asked by the

television reporter, "Did Trump play in the interests of Russia?", Putin said that his point of view was different. Putin says that Trump is working "in the interests of Ukraine, in the interests of the Ukrainian state, to protect the Ukrainian state". Russian President Putin has also agreed with Trump's statement that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should step down.

Putin accuses the Ukrainian president of being a factor that "corrupts the army, society and state of Ukraine". "The American president certainly knows this," Putin said, "in fact, Russia wants to see Zelensky stay there and corrupt the regime." Putin said, "This proposal also applies to the extraction of mineral resources in the areas of Ukraine under Russian occupation." In addition, he also said that American companies should participate in projects such as energy and aluminum production in Russia.

Earlier, Trump said that Ukraine should own half of the minerals for the support provided by the United States. US Finance Minister Scott Bessant, in his meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky, stipulated that half of the minerals should be given for the current cooperation and its continuation. But Zelensky, who was angry that Ukraine was not involved in Saudi Arabia's negotiations, rejected Trump's proposal.

After Trump called him a "dictator" and accused him of "not holding an election" since coming to power, Zelensky was ready to accept the American proposal. But for that, he said, it should be ensured that Russia will not attack Ukraine in the future. According to the

news agency, Trump and his Russian counterpart Putin, who announced that he would take initiatives to end the Russia-Ukraine war immediately after taking office as president, started a phone conversation two weeks ago. In the phone conversation, issues ranging from ending the war to visiting each other's countries were discussed between the two leaders. Foreign Minister level talks between Russia and America have also been held. It has been agreed between the high-level team to end the war in the talks held in Saudi Arabia .

Leaders of European countries who said they will help Ukraine in the war have started running to America. French President Emmanuel Macron, who reached the White House of the US President and met with Trump, said that a ceasefire would be reached within a few weeks. After the meeting with Trump, Macron said that "there will be a ceasefire next week, but any peace agreement must guarantee the security of Ukraine".

"We want peace, a peace that does not mean the surrender of Ukraine or a cease-fire without guarantees of security," Macron wrote on the social network X, "a cease-fire that provides conditions for long-term Ukrainian sovereignty and we assume responsibility for collective security." He said that the nation should also pay. Although Macron has said that a ceasefire is possible, Ukrainian politicians, soldiers and civilians have said that the help of Western countries is necessary to implement the ceasefire. Europe has pledged to continue its support for Ukraine. More sanctions against Russia and a military package for Ukraine were announced at the summit in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on Monday night.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the meeting on the occasion of the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war along with the leaders of 13 European countries. After the meeting, the European Union and the UK announced more sanctions against Russia. The European Union has also proposed its own natural resources deal with Ukraine to rival the US proposal . Leaders of Canada and European countries arrived in Kiev a few days after Zelensky said that he was ready to leave his post if Ukraine was granted membership in NATO.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting President Trump on Thursday to discuss the Ukraine war. Both Macron and Starmer are trying to strengthen ties between Europe and the US.