Moscow said on Thursday that the possible suspension of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council threatens to destroy “the basement of current multilateral system.”
Ahead of Thursday’s vote by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on the matter, First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy warned that the motion, if accepted, “risks devastating consequences for the UN System.”
Polyanskiy wrote on Telegram that this is a “premeditated tactical move” which, in his opinion, has nothing to do either Russia’s attack on Ukraine nor with alleged human rights violations by Moscow, as these claims “are far from being verified and proven.”
“Russia plays an important balancing role, its removal from HRC will deprive developing countries of a vocal and powerful defender. That’s why Western countries are keen to do it and strike the balance [sic] in their favor,” the official explained.
In Polyanskiy’s words, the West is trying “to undermine UN institutions behind the smokescreen of punishing Russia.” “By doing so they risk to destroy the basement of current multilateral system which emerged after WW2 and has been saving the world from WW3,” he underlined.
Source: Agencies
