Zelensky appeals to U.N. Security Council, which can’t act on Russia
Tuesday, including a ban on Russian coal imports, sanctions on four Russian banks and a ban on Russian vessels from European ports, among other measures. The proposal is to be debated by European Union ambassadors on Wednesday.“These atrocities cannot and will not be left unanswered,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. “It is important to sustain utmost pressure on [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and the Russian government at this crucial point.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, testifying alongside Milley, was more circumspect, saying that NATO would discuss any change in its European “footprint” at its planned summit in June.While the Security Council could not take any action over Moscow’s objection, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged nations to vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council — a move that requires a two-thirds vote of all member nations and would not be subject to a veto.
But Moscow’s claims faced stiff pushback in the Council from countries including France, Norway, Britain and the United States, as well as U.N. officials. Secretary General António Guterres denounced the “senseless loss of life” and “destruction of civilian infrastructure” and added his support to calls for an independent investigation. Undersecretary General Rosemary A.
Nebenzya, speaking again in response to interventions from other members, offered a lengthy timeline that he said demonstrated how Ukrainian, not Russian, forces were responsible for any atrocities. Russian troops, he said, had withdrawn from Bucha last Wednesday, March 30, three days before“Without any evidence, based on a presumption of guilt, the Russian army is being accused of some kind of evil deeds,” Nebenzya said.Addressing “my colleagues” on the Council through a U.N.
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