Russian President Vladimir Putin took over the monthly presidency of the 15-member UN Security Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, just after a young boy was killed by artillery launched by Moscow’s invading forces. Said late saturday
“Unfortunately, we have … reports that are frankly absurd and devastating,” Zelensky said in his daily address on Saturday night. “Today, the terrorist state assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council.”
Ukraine’s leader announced that a five-month-old baby named Daniil was killed by Russian ammunition in Donbass on Friday. “The terrorist state is just one of hundreds of cannons launched every day,” the Ukrainian leader said. “And at the same time, Russia holds the presidency of the UN Security Council.”
Even though the position at the top of the Security Council is largely ceremonial, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called Russia’s chairmanship is “a slap in the face of the international community” given the ongoing conflict.
Last time Russia held the rotating monthly presidency was in February 2022, when Putin orders a brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Currently, in addition to the five permanent members, the UN Security Council also includes pro-Ukraine countries such as Japan, Ghana, Malta, and Albania, as well as other countries that take a more neutral approach, such as the United Arab Emirates, Mozambique, and Brazil. Are. to struggle.
In his Saturday address, Zelensky also said that he had spoken for an hour on Saturday with French President Emmanuel Macron. They also welcomed Switzerland’s decision as another non-permanent member of the UN Security Council to join the 10th sanctions package against the Russian state.