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Showing Original Post only (View all)Blinken, Lavrov come face-to-face at U.N. Security Council showdown [View all]
Source: Politico
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, face-to-face with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov on Thursday at the United Nations, railed against Russia over its alleged war crimes and atrocities committed in Ukraine.
That President [Vladimir] Putin picked this week as most of the world gathers at the United Nations to add fuel to the fire that he started shows his utter contempt for the U.N. charter, for the General Assembly and for this council, Blinken said in remarks at a U.N. Security Council meeting. The international order that we gathered here to uphold is being shredded before our eyes.
The meeting comes just one day after Putin mobilized 300,000 reservists to aid in Russias war against Ukraine and threatened to use nuclear weapons. Biden blasted Putin for the escalation, saying in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that Russias attempts to erase Ukraine from the map should make your blood run cold.
The 15-member security council gathered on Thursday to discuss Russias war on Ukraine, alleged war crimes and sham referendums to be held in Ukrainian territories seized by Russia marking one of the highest-profile confrontations between Russian officials and their critics since the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. Lavrovs attendance came as a surprise to some officials, as he had in July walked out of a meeting of the Group of 20 foreign ministers in Indonesia following criticism over Russias war.
That President [Vladimir] Putin picked this week as most of the world gathers at the United Nations to add fuel to the fire that he started shows his utter contempt for the U.N. charter, for the General Assembly and for this council, Blinken said in remarks at a U.N. Security Council meeting. The international order that we gathered here to uphold is being shredded before our eyes.
The meeting comes just one day after Putin mobilized 300,000 reservists to aid in Russias war against Ukraine and threatened to use nuclear weapons. Biden blasted Putin for the escalation, saying in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that Russias attempts to erase Ukraine from the map should make your blood run cold.
The 15-member security council gathered on Thursday to discuss Russias war on Ukraine, alleged war crimes and sham referendums to be held in Ukrainian territories seized by Russia marking one of the highest-profile confrontations between Russian officials and their critics since the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. Lavrovs attendance came as a surprise to some officials, as he had in July walked out of a meeting of the Group of 20 foreign ministers in Indonesia following criticism over Russias war.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/22/blinken-lavrov-u-n-security-council-00058295
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brooklynite
Sep 2022
OP
I wonder if the UN can declare the results of referendums in occupied Ukranian territory
Martin68
Sep 2022
#2
It'll be a vote of the General Assembly (not subject to Security Council veto)
brooklynite
Sep 2022
#9
No, you are discussing legal recognition, I am interested in a binding solution of any kind.
Martin68
Sep 2022
#11
Did you say anything about a legal solution? I feel like you've established new goal posts.
Martin68
Sep 2022
#14