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Vasily Nebenzya

Permanent Representative of the Federation of Russia to the United Nations.

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About alleged Iranian drones in Ukraine

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 4 October 2023

Referring to the letter by the Permanent Representative of the United States of America dated 11 September 2023 (S/2023/661) and its attachment, containing yet another unsubstantiated allegation about “violations” of paragraph 4 of annex B to Security Council resolution 2231 (2015), I would (...)

Albania presided over the Security Council with partiality

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 29 June 2022

I would like to express my deep disappointment at a number of cases in which Albania abused its prerogatives as President of the Security Council.
The President called a Security Council meeting on 28 June following a request from Ukraine. This has been a matter of protracted discussion (...)

Russia denounces Western accusations against Iran

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 8 June 2022

Further to our letter dated 16 February 2022 (S/2022/122), as well as numerous previous communications on the implementation of paragraph 3 of annex B to Security Council resolution 2231 (2015), I have the honour to once again reiterate the position of the Russian Federation on this issue in (...)

Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 7 April 2022

I would like to urgently draw your attention to another blatant violation by the Kiev regime of its obligations under the Third Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war.
We were informed by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation that the exchange of (...)

The 72nd Ukrainian Psychological Information and Operations Center

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 7 April 2022

In the light of propaganda which continues to be promoted by the Ukrainian authorities, we would like to draw your attention to the information provided by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation about the following provocations prepared by Kiev.
Ukrainian authorities completed (...)

Vassily Nebenzia veto the UNSC draft resolution on climate and security

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 13 December 2021

Mr.President,
As we repeatedly stated before, the draft resolution on climate and security which is under consideration today is unacceptable to Russia. Let me again explain our position. The co-sponsors did not and do not want to listen to our elaborations, nor did they want to talk (...)

Interpretation of resolution 2231

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 10 June 2020

Further to our letters dated 16 March 2020 (A/74/752-S/2020/212) and 28 May 2020 (S/2020/454), as well as numerous previous communications on the implementation of paragraph 3 of annex B to Security Council resolution 2231 (2015), I have the honour to once again reiterate the position of the (...)

Russia Manifesto for Cyberstability

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 22 May 2020

The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the issue of Cyber Security. Therefore, we support the inclusive discussion that is being carried out under the auspices of the General Assembly-established Open-ended Working Group on Developments in the Field of Information and (...)

Meeting (Arria) on Crimea

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 21 May 2020

Summary of the open Arria-formula meeting of the Security Council held on 21 May 2020 as a follow-up to the Arria formula discussion of 6 March 2020 on the situation in Crimea Introduction
On 21 May, the Russian Federation organized an Arria-formula meeting for the purpose of giving an (...)

Violations of Resolution 2401 (2)

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 5 March 2018

Information on the activities of illegal armed groups in the eastern Ghutah de escalation zone undermining the implementation of Security Council resolution 2401 (2018) (as at 3 March 2018, 9 a.m. Moscow time)
1. Despite the cessation of hostilities established throughout the country, there (...)

First violations of Resolution 2401

by Vasily Nebenzya

New York (USA) | 2 March 2018

27 February 2018
Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists operating in eastern Ghutah and militants of illegal armed groups carried out targeted mortar and sniper shelling of the humanitarian corridor set up near the former Palestinian camp, the Wafidin camp, to allow civilians to exit the area. Five (...)