Russia to boycott – a rare move – on Wednesday Diplomats say the Security Council meeting explains the worsening relations between Moscow and its allies at the United Nations.
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Anonymously, according to Russian diplomatic sources, Moscow’s decision is linked to the situation in Ukraine. A Western diplomat told the AFP he did not remember Russia boycotting a Security Council meeting after the February 24 invasion of Ukraine.
The annual informal meeting between the Security Council and the BSC has not been held since 2019 due to the Govt-19 epidemic. On Wednesday, countries with both organizations operating in countries such as Bosnia, the Central African Republic or Mali should make it possible to talk about EU relations with the UN.
The PSC is made up of ambassadors representing the 27 member states of the European Union. After New York, an ambassador says that these ambassadors should go to Washington for a meeting with US officials.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, relations between Russia and countries or groups within the UN have steadily deteriorated. Moscow, which has veto power as one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, has been expelled from several UN bodies, including the Human Rights Council.
During a press conference during the day, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield assured the media that the country, which will chair the Security Council in May, would operate as usual.
He described the Security Council as having “extraordinary success” in “isolating Russia” since the end of February.
“It was a remarkable success,” he stressed. The US diplomat argued that “we succeeded in consolidating the voices condemning Russia in the General Assembly, but this was due to the widespread support for it in the Security Council,” without recalling it, thanks to Moscow’s veto rights. It escaped condemnation at the end of February from the Security Council.
“Russia is isolated in the Security Council, and every time the Security Council discusses Russia, it is on the defensive. We will continue to defend it until it puts an end to its brutal attacks on the Ukrainian people,” he said.
