U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a violation of the founding U.N. Charter and international law and called out Moscow’s threats about possible use of nuclear weapons
Nebenzia said Moscow "had no other option" but to launch what it has called a "special military operation" on Feb. 24 last year to defend Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine and ensure "the safety and security of our country, using military means."
The draft U.N. resolution, which is non-binding, but carries political weight, mirrors a demand the General Assembly made last year for Moscow to withdraw troops and halt the hostilities. Russia hasUkrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told reporters Ukraine was exercising its right to self-defense as enshrined in the U.N. Charter and that "when you are sending weapons to Ukraine, you are helping Ukraine to defend U.N. Charter.
"Russia violated the U.N. Charter by becoming an aggressor," he said at the United Nations. "When you are sending weapons to them, you are helping to destroy the U.N. Charter and everything that the United Nations stand for. It's very simple." The General Assembly has been the focus for UN action on Ukraine, with the 15-member Security Council paralyzed due to veto power by Russia and the United States along with China, France and Britain.
The Security Council has held dozens of meetings on Ukraine in the past year and will again discuss the war on Friday at a ministerial gathering, due to be attended by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Diplomats say Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is not scheduled to attend.
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