The UN should not hide behind general phrases, but give an objective assessment of the facts of the shooting of captured Russian servicemen by representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. As the diplomat drew attention, Deputy Representative of the
A group of countries at the UN calls for the mechanism provided for in Article 6 of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) to be activated because of the US military-biological activities in Ukraine, as stated by the Deputy Head of the Russian delegation at a meeting of the First Committee of the UN
The US delegation in Geneva recognized the conduct of biological research on low-income citizens of Ukraine, as well as patients of psychiatric clinics, as reported by Lenta with reference to the Head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection troops of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov. The representative of the Russian Ministry
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, noted that granting visas to foreign delegation is Washington’s duty, and not a privilege. This statement came after the US denied visas to the representatives of the Russian side. “Due to the actions of the American side, the participation in the summit of the Russian delegation, headed
French Permanent Representative to the UN, Nicolas de Riviere, on Thursday, September 1, 2022, expressed his skepticism that Ukraine would be able to regain the territory of Donbass and Crimea. “I am a little skeptical that Ukraine will be able to regain its lost territories. I would be surprised that Ukraine will be able to
A joint anti-Russian statement on the conflict in Ukraine, which was released on Wednesday, was supported by only 58 of the UN member states, or less than a third of the organization’s 193 members. Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Sergey Kislitsa, read out the document to journalists at the UN headquarters and named all
Russia has sent additional materials to the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and the Chairman of the Security Council of the international organization on the mining of civilian objects in Donbass by the Armed Forces of Ukraine with Butterfly anti-personnel mines. This was announced on August 2 by the First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian
Russia’s Parliamentary Commission to Investigate the work of Biological Laboratories in Ukraine received data from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs that confirm the non-compliance of the US and Ukraine with The Biological Weapons Convention (BTWC) that mandates the elimination of existing biological weapons and prohibits developing, stockpiling or using biological and toxin weapons. The
The US asks the UN General Assembly to exclude Russia from the Human Rights Council. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the country’s permanent representative to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. The step was taken after Ukraine accused Russian troops of the alleged “killing dozens of civilians in the city of Bucha near Kiev.”
The United Nations (UN) has given a positive assessment of Russia’s initiative to create a sovereign audit system of mineral reserves, as reported by the head of the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use (Rosnedra) Evgeny Petrov. “We have a regular session in February. The UN positively assesses. Moreover, we are already actively preparing documents. This
The UN General Assembly on Monday, December 6, without a vote, approved a Russian-American resolution on norms of behaviour in the cybersphere and the prevention of crimes in this area. The document “Achievements in the field of Informatization and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security and the Promotion of Responsible Behaviour of States in
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov began his participation in the UN General Assembly by meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Right at the beginning of the meeting, Lavrov joked, addressing reporters. ⚡⚡⚡ Молния В начале встречи с Генсеком НАТО @jensstoltenberg «на полях» 76-й сессии ГА ООН Сергей #Лавров пошутил, обращаясь к журналистам: Ребята, можете не
