Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UN Security Council Briefing on Biological Laboratories in Ukraine (Agenda item “Threats to International Peace and Security”) Colleagues, It is the third meeting of the Security Council on military biological activities in Ukraine that convenes upon Russia’s request. Let me explain why. We keep receiving very worrisome documental…
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Russia’s Statements at the “Arria-Formula” Meeting on IHL Violations and Crimes Committed by Ukrainian Military and Militia
Remarks by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia and First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy at “Arria-formula” meeting of UNSC members on IHL violations and other crimes committed by Ukrainian military and militia Opening remarks: Vassily Nebenzia: Dear colleagues, We welcome you to our Arria-formula meeting focusing on the crimes of Ukrainian army and militia committed in the…
Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia: “This is Not a War in Ukraine, but a Proxy War Between the Collective West and Russia”
Statement by Permanent Representative Nebenzia at the UN Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Ukraine Mme.President, At the outset, we congratulate the United States on assuming UNSC Presidency in May. We hope your Presidency, unlike the previous one, will be effective and impartial. This is what is expected of a Security Council President when…
Ukraine: Russia Warns the UNSC of New Provocations by the Kiev Regime
Statement by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC briefing on the situation in Ukraine Mr. President, We never doubted that today our Western colleagues would produce lots of speculations as to what is going on in Ukraine in light of the Russian special military operation. Your scheme of action is clear to us….
Russia’s Exclusion from the Human Rights Council Sets a Dangerous Precedent
Explanation of vote by Deputy Permanent Representative Gennady Kuzmin before UNGA vote on a draft resolution on suspension of Russia’s rights of membership at the UN Human Rights Council Mr.President, This is not the right moment for being theatrically pathetic in the manner of the Ukrainian representative, so I will speak to the point. The…
Statement by Vassily Nebenzia at UN Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine
Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia raising a point of order at UN Security Council meeting on humanitarian situation in Ukraine Mme.President, Before we adopt the agenda for this meeting, I would like to voice our protest with regard to how the British Presidency treated two our requests for a Security Council meeting to discuss…
Ukraine: The Massacre of Bucha, a Ukranian Timisoara
Christelle Néant On 3 April 2022, Ukrainian authorities and Westerners accused Russia of committing a massacre of civilians in Bucha, a town on the outskirts of Kiev. But several inconsistencies indicate that the Bucha massacre is an episode worthy of the Timisoara mass grave case (a textbook case of disinformation). To understand what really happened,…
UK Presidency of the UNSC Blocks Russia’s Request for Emergency Meeting
Dmitry Polyanskiy It’s hard to imagine and apprehend, but the UK presidency of the UN Security Council which has just started tries to deny our right to request a separate meeting of the Council on heinous Ukrainian provocation in Bucha. We asked for it to take place at 15.00 on Monday 4 April 24hrs in…
Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC Briefing on Biological Laboratories in Ukraine, March 18, 2022
Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on biological laboratories in Ukraine Mr.President, At the outset, let me express our heartfelt deep condolences to the Permanent Representative of Ireland, Ambassador Byrne Nason, and the entire Mission of Ireland, on the sudden demise of Deputy Permanent Representative J.Kelly. This is a huge loss for…
UN Security Council Calls for Immediate Withdrawal of All Mercenaries from Libya
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) called on all Libyan and international parties to respect the ceasefire agreement and the arms embargo, as stipulated by the Council’s relevant resolutions. The president of the UNSC, Tunisian Ambassador Tariq Al Adab, whose country is chairing the Security Council this month, made the remarks after a closed consultation…
US Blocks Russia-Sponsored UNSC Statement on Incursion in Venezuela
Statement by Dmitry Polyanskiy, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, during the VTC of UN Security Council members on Venezuela Mr. President, We thank Under-Secretary-General on political and peacebuilding affairs Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for the briefing. I want to indicate from the outset that the situation we are facing today is unfolding…
Venezuela Urges UN Security Council to Reject Attacks Against its Sovereignty
Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the UN Samuel Moncada urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday, May 20, to determine the threat that the warmongering policies of the governments of Colombia and the United States of America represents to the peace of Venezuela and the region. At a virtual meeting of the…