Russia has taken over the presidency of the UN’s top security body, which rotates every month. Read more at straitstimes.com.
“Unfortunately, we... have some obviously absurd and destructive news,” Mr Zelensky said, in an evening video address, adding that Russian shelling had killed a five-month-old boy on Friday.
“And at the same time Russia is chairing the UN Security Council. It’s hard to imagine anything that proves more the total bankruptcy of such institutions,” he said.The United States on Thursday urged Russia to “conduct itself professionally” when it assumes the role, saying there was no means to block Moscow from the post.
Mr Zelensky said it was time for a general overhaul of global institutions, including the Security Council. “Reform is obviously necessary to prevent a terrorist state - and any other state that wants to be a terrorist - from destroying the peace,” he said.
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