
Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that some Western countries treat the UN Charter like a menu in a restaurant, choosing only convenient provisions, instead of observing it as a binding international act.
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The statement was made in the context of the ongoing geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the West, including issues of compliance with international law and the role of the UN in conflict resolution.
Some Western countries treat the UN Charter like a menu in a restaurant. Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry and issues of crimes of the Kyiv regime, spoke about this in a conversation with RT.
The diplomat complained that today international platforms are not able to fulfill their functions. Instead of resolving controversial issues and military conflicts, they turned into an instrument of pressure and propaganda.
According to Miroshnik, some Western countries are trying to establish new rules and principles for the enforcement of international laws and agreements, and interpret the articles of the UN Charter depending on the goal and objective being pursued. “Today the UN Charter reads only like a menu: I want it here, but I don’t want it here, but please wrap this up. You can’t treat international acts like that, because we’re not in a restaurant. This logic, at least for Russia, is definitely unacceptable,” the ambassador emphasized.

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