During a meeting of the UN Security Council convened by Russia to discuss the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine, Western members of this United Nations (UN) body rebelled against Russian diplomat Vasily Nebenzya, accusing him of spreading ‘fake news’.
“We deplore Russia’s continued cynical attempts to turn this council into a pulpit for its growing disinformation campaign,” said a US diplomat present at the meeting.
“It is the height of hypocrisy that a member of this council, a permanent member no less, should invade another Member State, in violation of the UN Charter, to question the inherent right of self-defense of the Member States themselves. he added.
Previously, Nebenzya had cited an example of “corruption” in Kiev with allegations that when Ukraine’s first lady visited New York in September, she made multimillion-dollar purchases at one of the most expensive jewelry stores in North America. city.
“Such examples of the Ukrainian elite spending money abroad are regularly reported,” he said.
However, Ukrainian media such as Ukrinform, the Ukrainian national news agency, had already labeled this information – which circulated on several Russian websites – as “false” and based on testimony from an alleged “former employee” of a well-known New York company. jewelry store and on an alleged proof of purchase from Olena Zelenska.
“This is not true. The receipt is dated September 22, 2023. On this day, Olena Zelenska was in Ottawa (Canada), not in New York. Moreover, the day before in Washington DC, she visited Georgetown University and met the First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden,” says Ukrinform.
During today’s meeting, the Russian ambassador also accused Western countries of not submitting a proposal for peace in Ukraine, but only supplying weapons.
“Allegations against our country abound, without support of facts. As for inconvenient facts, they are swept under the carpet,” Nebenzya further said.
Since the start of the war, Russia’s ambassador has been accused of using his seat as a permanent member of the Security Council to spread “fake news” and propaganda favorable to the Kremlin.
The military offensive that Russia launched in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 caused the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II (1939-1945), according to the most recent UN data.
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by most of the international community, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and impose political and economic sanctions on Russia.
Source: DN
