US EditionRussia Requests UN Security Council Meeting Over ‘European Threats to Peace’ in Ukraine
- Russia has called for a session of the UN Security Council in New York on May 30 to address what it views as European actions threatening international peace in relation to the situation in Ukraine.
- This request follows Russia's accusation that European countries obstruct peace efforts amid ongoing Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine since May 24.
- Russia's First Deputy UN Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy expressed frustration, noting that those opposing Russia at the UN have grown increasingly impatient following stalled Istanbul peace talks and ongoing Western military support for Kyiv.
- From May 24 to 26, Russia launched a three-day offensive with over 600 drones and dozens of missiles, including a record 355 drone deployment on May 26.
- The scheduled Security Council meeting aims to keep the Ukraine conflict on the agenda and highlights persistent tensions between Russia and European nations over the peace process.
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After 3 days of consecutive attacks on Ukraine, Russia calls UN meeting over alleged European 'threats to peace'
Moscow requested a meeting of the U.N. Security Council over Europe's alleged "threats to international peace and security," Russia's U.N. envoy, Dmitry Polyansky, said on May 27, only a day after Russia launched its largest drone attack against Ukraine.
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einnews.comRussia Requests UN Security Council Meeting Over ‘European Threats to Peace’ in Ukraine
Russia has called for a United Nations Security Council meeting this week to address what it claims are European efforts to obstruct Ukraine peace negotiations, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday.
"Mirror" move: Russia requested a meeting The UN Security Council because of the threat from Europe: EADaily
EADaily, May 27th, 2025. Russia, as a "mirror" response of Moscow's enemies, requested a meeting of the UN Security Council (SC) because of the threat to peace emanating from European countries, including attempts to prevent a peaceful settlement of the conflict on the Ukraine.
Russia's deputy representative to the United Nations, Dmitri Polianski, accused the European States on Tuesday of trying to "sabot" efforts for a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, so he announced the request for a meeting of the Security Council in this regard, which he hopes will take place this Friday, 30 May.
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