United States believes russia using UN Security Council to divert attention from the Peace Summit
The United States accused russia of trying to use the UN Security Council to divert the attention of the international community from the Peace Summit in Switzerland.
"It is not surprising that russia convened today's meeting a day before the arrival of dozens of countries to Switzerland for the Peace Summit. Today's meeting is a transparent attempt by the russian federation to distract the world and blame anyone but itself for what is happening in Ukraine," emphasized Wood.
According to him, russia wants the world to believe that Ukraine's efforts to defend itself are a real obstacle to peace.
The representative of the United States added that the russian federation is trying to strengthen ties with countries that openly ignore international law and the UN Charter.
In particular, he recalled that the russian federation received dozens of ballistic missiles and more than 11,000 containers with ammunition from the DPRK. Also, according to him, the russian federation has deepened military relations with Iran, purchasing drones, and wants to purchase ballistic missiles.
In addition, according to Wood, China plays a significant role in supporting the russian federation - "by supplying a significant number of machine tools, microelectronics, optics, as well as equipment for UAVs and cruise missiles. These materials fill critical gaps in russia's defense production cycle."
The diplomat called on all countries to stop military cooperation with russia: "We call on all countries to stop military cooperation with russia, which supports its aggressive war against Ukraine."
"The participation of the international community in the upcoming Peace Summit in Ukraine, which will be hosted by Switzerland, will be crucial to support our common goal: maintaining international peace and security," Wood said.
At the same time, as Ukrainian News reported, the representative of China said that the United States is spreading lies that the Chinese side supports the war. According to the Chinese diplomat, China has not provided lethal weapons to any of the parties to the conflict and has always strictly controlled dual-purpose goods.