By Michelle Nichols
UNITEDNATIONS – Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stormed out of a U.N. Safety Council assembly on Monday as European Council President Charles Michel addressed the 15-member physique and accused Moscow of fueling a worldwide meals disaster with its invasion of Ukraine.
Michel had additionally accused Russian troops of warfare crimes and crimes towards humanity, particularly citing experiences of sexual violence – the main target of the Safety Council assembly – and describing it as “a tactic of torture, terror and repression.”
Throughout his personal assertion earlier within the assembly, Nebenzia had “categorically refuted” any accusations of sexual violence by Russian troopers, condemning what he stated was a “lie.”
As he left the Safety Council chamber throughout Michel’s assertion, a visibly irritated Nebenzia informed Reuters: “I couldn’t keep” due to “the lies that Charles Michel got here right here to distribute.”
Talking on to Nebenzia as he walked out, Michel stated: “You could depart the room, perhaps it’s simpler to not hearken to the reality.”
Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has fueled a worldwide meals disaster with costs for grains, cooking oils, gasoline and fertilizer hovering. Russia and Ukraine account for practically a 3rd of worldwide wheat provides, whereas Russia can be a fertilizer exporter and Ukraine is an exporter of corn and sunflower oil.
“Mr. Ambassador of the Russian Federation, let’s be trustworthy, the Kremlin is utilizing meals provides as a stealth missile towards growing international locations,” Michel stated within the Safety Council. “Russia is solely answerable for this meals disaster.”
U.N. Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres is making an attempt to dealer what he calls a “package deal deal” to renew Ukrainian meals exports and Russian meals and fertilizer exports. Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov is because of go to Turkey on Wednesday to debate unlocking grain exports from Ukraine.
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