By Shehu Usman Amidst Ukraine’s invasion, Russia assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of Apri...
By Shehu Usman
Amidst Ukraine’s invasion, Russia assumed the presidency of
the United Nations Security Council for the month of April, Al-Jazeera
reported.
This was part of its monthly rotation among the Security
Council’s 15 member states where Russia is expected to hold little influence on
decisions but will be in charge of the agenda.
According to reports Moscow last chaired the council in
February 2022, the same month it invaded Ukraine – prompting Kyiv to call for
Russia’s removal from the council.
Ukrainian authorities have decried the development, branding
Russia’s presidency of the UN Security Council for April “a symbolic blow”,
thus joining a chorus of outrage from Western countries.
Through its Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, Moscow has said
it plans to chair a UN Security Council meeting this month on “effective
multilateralism”, with the minister leading a debate on the Middle East on
April 25.
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