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

The US has aligned with Russia in two UN votes marking the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, signaling a shift in the Trump administration's stance. At the UN General Assembly, the US opposed a European resolution condemning Russia and backing Ukraine's territorial integrity,

The United States opposed a resolution demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine, but won Security Council approval of one calling for peace without assigning blame, exposing fissures between allies.

The surprise US vote comes after Trump decided to start direct talks with Russia to end the war, shocking Ukraine and its allies in Europe by not including them in the initial discussions last week. V

The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to vote on a brief draft resolution marking the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Monday before the 193-member General Assembly is due to meet on the conflict,

Members of the Security Council cast a vote during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the 3rd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., February 24,