Ukraine refuses to participate in UN Security Council meeting

Ukraine has refused to participate in the UN Security Council meeting chaired by Russia, which Moscow convened on July 25 to "condemn" military assistance to Kyiv to counter Russian aggression.

Thus, the delegation of Ukraine reaffirms its principled position on the illegitimacy of the Russian Federation's occupation of the permanent seat of the Soviet Union in the Security Council, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Ukrainian Defence Ministry’s Telegram channel.

Russia has no right, neither legally nor morally, to hold the presidency of the Security Council.

In this regard, the Ukrainian delegation does not consider it possible to participate in meetings of the Security Council under the Russian presidency, except when it is necessary to bring urgent information to the attention of the Security Council, as was the case after the recent Russian attack on the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv.