Russia took over the presidency of the UN Security Council: Ukraine’s ‘worst April 1st joke’ reaction!
In response to the move of the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to Russia this month, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba called it «the world’s worst April Fools’ joke».
Member states are obliged to comply with every decision taken by the Security Council, where all members, like Russia, have one vote.
He last served as the head of the UNSC in February last year when Russia launched a large-scale invasion against its neighbor Ukraine.
Almost a year after the invasion, on February 23, the UN General Assembly demanded that Russia withdraw from the country immediately. In addition, a new resolution calling for an end to the war was adopted at the eleventh emergency special session recently held.
According to the results of the voting, 141 member states voted in favor, while 7 states, including Belarus, Northern Democratic, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, Russia and Syria, voted against. Among the 32 countries that abstained were China, India and Pakistan.
An informal meeting at the UN Security Council was held in early April on the «real situation» of Ukrainian children taken to Russia, which became even more important after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin on charges of war crimes in connection with his alleged abduction. plans to organize.
(News photo: Dmitro Kuleba)
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The Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmitro Kuleba, called Russia taking over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) «the world’s worst April Fools’ joke». All member states, including Russia, have one vote at the UNSC, and are obliged to comply with every decision it takes. Russia last held the Presidency in February 2022, when it launched a large-scale invasion against Ukraine. A year after the invasion, on February 23, the UN General Assembly demanded that Russia withdraw from Ukraine immediately. The international community has also adopted a new resolution calling for an end to the war. Recently, an informal meeting was held at the UNSC to discuss the situation of Ukrainian children taken to Russia, which became more important after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for Vladimir Putin on charges of war crimes in connection to his alleged abduction plans.