UN Braces as Trump’s Detente With Russia Upsets Balance of Power
- Historic alliance between U.S., U.K. and France seen at risk
- Foreign diplomats are said to be ‘flying blind’ with Trump
Skidelsky: Trump Wants a Reset With Russia
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President Donald Trump’s outreach to Russia is reverberating through the United Nations, where U.S. allies worry that a partnership between Washington and Moscow could undermine a historic balance of power dating to the early days of the Cold War.
For decades, the five veto-wielding members of the 15-nation Security Council have fallen into two camps -- France, the U.K. and the U.S., referred to as the P3, on one side and Russia and China on the other.