Russia took over as chairman of the UN Security Council on Saturday, more than a year after invading Ukraine and starting a war that has left tens of thousands dead and cities destroyed.
The last time Russia held this post was in February 2022, when Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Reuters. The chairmanship of the UN Security Council is rotational, that is, each of the 15 members of the organization takes office for one month.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has already reacted to Russia’s leadership in the Security Council and issued harsh criticism. “Unfortunately, absurd and devastating news is coming in today. [sábado], a terrorist state has taken its seat on the UN Security Council. Yesterday [sexta-feira], the Russian army killed a five-month-old Ukrainian baby named Danila. He was from Avdiivka, Donbass, where he lived with his parents. It was an artillery barrage, one of hundreds of other shellings that this terrorist state carries out every day. At the same time, Russia has a seat on the UN Security Council. This proves the failure of these institutions,” Zelensky complained.
Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba did not fail to comment on the situation, noting that this is “a reminder that something is wrong with the way the international security architecture works,” he wrote on the social network. twitter.
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