Russia expressed discontent towards address by British diplomat

Moscow, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, expressed dissatisfaction with the statements made in Russian by the political coordinator of the British Permanent Mission, Fergus Eckersley, at a meeting of the UN Security Council.

March 15, 2023
10:20

“The use of our language by the British diplomat in his speech is part of a game by London to cover up its Russophobic policy before the international community,” the spokesperson said.

Eckersley pointed out that the British are not Russophobic, as both countries fought in both world wars and have historical relations with each other.

“It’s impossible to listen to something like that. It’s all a theatre, all fake”, Zakharova commented.

According to the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Russia knows the causes and objectives of such actions, “which will not have the effect desired by their initiators.”

In October last year, a group of 11 countries issued a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council, in which they condemned discrimination against Russians and the Russian-speaking population.

Russia, Belarus, Bolivia, China, Ethiopia, Iran, Myanmar, Nicaragua, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela signed the statement.

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