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Russia: UN Lacks Potential for Mediating Ukraine Conflict
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- Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov stated that the UN lacks the potential to mediate the Ukrainian conflict.
- He cited the behavior of the UN Secretariat and Secretary-General as reasons for this lack of authority and credibility.
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Why It Matters
Russia has expressed doubts about the UN's capacity to play a significant role in resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
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MOSCOW, June 17. /TASS/. Russia does not expect that the UN could play a mediating role in the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov stated.
"I do not see any grounds for us to enter into negotiations of such a nature. Mediation on the part of the United Nations? I do not see the UN having the potential for this," the diplomat told Izvestia.
According to the deputy minister, "the way the Secretariat and the Secretary-General are behaving completely deprives them of such a role, such authority, and such credibility."
Open Questions
- What specific actions by the UN Secretariat and Secretary-General led to this assessment?
- Are there alternative mediation efforts Russia would support?
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This article was originally published by TASS.
