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[Opinion] Why Russia Cares About the UN Human Rights Council
Summary by Ground News
Russian foreign policy has always devoted considerable attention to the UN Human Rights Council. Moscow regularly dismisses the HRC as a platform where Western countries criticize Russia. It is now seeking re-election to the body, which it was expelled from in last year after invading Ukraine. Returning Russia to the HRC will legitimize the Kremlin's claim that its aggression is a justified response to the supposed genocide in eastern Ukraine.