Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a conference with the federal government through a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state house exterior Moscow on March 29, 2023.
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A leading Ukrainian authorities on Saturday slammed the ‘symbolic blow’ of Russia presuming the turning presidency of the United Nations Security Council.
“It’s not just a shame. It is another symbolic blow to the rules-based system of international relations,” Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian president’s chief of personnel, composed in English on Twitter.
On Saturday Russia took control of the presidency of the UN’s leading security body, which turns on a monthly basis. The last time Moscow held the post remained in February 2022, when its soldiers introduced a full-blown intrusion of Ukraine.
The Kremlin stated on Friday it prepared to “exercise all its rights” in the function.
The United States on Thursday prompted Russia to “conduct itself professionally” when it presumes the function, stating there was no ways to obstruct Moscow from the post.
Ukrainian authorities Yermak likewise struck out at Iran, which Kyiv and its allies implicate of providing Russia with arms, consisting of numerous attack drones that have actually alarmed Ukrainian infrastructure centers. Tehran rejects providing Russia with weapons.
“It is very telling that on the holiday of one terror state — Iran — another terror state — Russia — begins to preside over the UN Security Council,” Yermak composed, describing Iran’s Islamic Republic Day vacation.
