Nebenzia: UK refusal to hold UNSC meeting on Bucha allegations is unprecedented

Russia considers the British refusal to hold a meeting of the UN Security Council on the provocation in Bucha unprecedented in the UN history. This was stated by the Russian Permanent Representative to the UN at a press conference in New York. Vassily Nebenzia stressed that Western delegations preferred to combine the discussion on the situation in Bucha with the general discussion on humanitarian issues at the UN Security Council on Tuesday in order to divert attention from the staged provocation.

After accusations of Moscow's involvement in the killing of civilians in the town of Bucha, the Russian side twice requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council. However, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the British presidency this month refused both times.