“It is impossible to ignore the giant elephant in the room: Russia. Russia, the initiator of today’s meeting dedicated to defending the UN Charter, has invaded its neighbors in Ukraine and struck at the very heart of the UN Charter. Before that, it violated human rights and fundamental freedoms time and time again – as outside and within their borders,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
According to her, the Kremlin is detaining opposition members, activists and journalists, as well as citizens of other countries, in order to use them for political blackmail.
On April 1, 2023, Russia took over the chairmanship of the UN Security Council in rotation for a month.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba called it “a slap in the face the international community”, pAndriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, spoke out against interim leadership in the Security Council. The US, UK, France and several other countries said they would lower the level of representation at events hosted by Russia in April.
April 5, already during the chairmanship of the Russian Federation with the Security Council a meeting was held on the topic of deportation of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories. In the final resolutions from over 50 countries condemned Russia.
On the eve of the Russian presidency at the meeting of the UN Security Council on April 24, all 27 ambassadors of the European Union demanded from the Russian Federation a complete and unconditional withdrawal of troops from the territory of Ukraine.
At a meeting on April 24, UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has sparked an international crisis. In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who chaired the meeting, in his speech voiced propaganda narratives about the “collective West” that is interested in a war against Russia.
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2023-04-24 20:22:57
