The headquarters of the UN Security Council in New York has been the scene of a true dialogue of the deaf between the States which support Ukraine and denounce the Russian invasion and Russia. Dialogue of the deaf rather than real face to face as the head of Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrov left the room following his speech, closing the door to any discussion. On his side, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov immediately calmed things down by stating that “A confrontation with the United States and NATO is not in our interest“.
“He doesn’t want to hear”launched the British James Cleverly, while the Ukrainian Dmytro Kouleba, guest, judged that‘”Like Russian soldiers on the battlefield, Russian diplomats are also fleeing”.
This Thursday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had urged the Russians to “protester” once morest the mobilization on the Ukrainian front announced by the Kremlin or “surrender” to the Kyiv forces. “55,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in this war in six months. […] Want more? Nope ? So protest! Fight! Run away ! Or meet” to the Ukrainian army, he launched in Russian in his traditional video address.
In Belarus, President Lukashenko has also announced that no mobilization will take place in his country. For his part, the Orthodox Patriarch Kirill urged the Russian faithful to enlist. “If you die, you will be with God”he specified.