published7. June 2022, 00:27
In the presence of Wassily Nebensja, EU Council President Charles Michel blamed Russia for an impending global food crisis. His deputy then wrote that Michel’s statements were “outrageous”.
Felt personally attacked and left the room: the Russian ambassador to the UN, Wassili Nebensya.
REUTERS
A meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine was overshadowed by an uproar. When EU Council President Charles Michel blamed Russia directly for an impending global food crisis on Monday, the Russian ambassador to the UN, Wassili Nebensja, demonstratively left the room. He left the Russian seat to another diplomat.
A few weeks ago, at the port of the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa, he saw millions of tons of grain and wheat stuck in containers and ships, Michel previously told Nebensya. The culprits are “Russian warships in the Black Sea and Moscow’s attacks on the transport infrastructure and grain storage facilities. Russian tanks, bombs and mines also prevented cultivation and harvesting in Ukraine.
«Destabilizes entire regions»
“This drives up food prices, pushes people into poverty and destabilizes entire regions,” criticized Michel. “Russia alone is responsible for this looming global food crisis. Russia alone.” Michel also accused Russian troops of stealing grain from occupied territories in Ukraine. At the same time, Moscow blames others. This is “cowardly” and “propaganda – pure and simple,” explained Michel.
Nebensia got up and left. His deputy, Dmitri Polyansky, wrote on Telegram that Michel’s comments were so “outrageous” that the Russian ambassador left the meeting room.
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