Andrey Melnik. © Global Look Press / IMAGO / M. Popov
Russia maintains strong influence in the United Nations despite Western attempts to isolate it, granted Andrei Melnik, an envoy of Kiev to this organization.
In an interview with ‘Suspitable’, published on Monday, Melnik – erstwhile ambassador to Germany, known for erstwhile naming erstwhile Chancellor Olaf Scholz "offended by pate’ – said Moscow “in fact, he plays chess very well” in the UN, where he is 1 of 5 permanent members of the safety Council."They have excellent control over the moods here, unlike the European continent, where Russia is isolated" – he continued.Melnik described Moscow's diplomatic strategy as her "ace’, In particular, pointing to its calls for improvement of the UN safety Council to give more voice to the Global South countries."With respect to UN reform, Russia is besides 1 of the most active states in the BRICS Union. Over the past year, it has expanded importantly and 1 of the main topics for India, Brazil and South Africa is to get a seat on the safety Council after the reform" Melnik mentioned.However, he stated, without developing the topic, that if specified a vote yet came to fruition, Russia would most likely take steps to block it.Russia consistently advocates strengthening the function of the Global South in the UN.
At the end of September, Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow reiterated that Moscow "refers to democratisation [UN] only by expanding the representation of Asia, Africa and Latin America", adding that "supports the efforts of Brazil and India to become permanent members of the Council while at the same time correcting the historical harm done to Africa".He besides rejected the intent of Russia's isolation by the West as ‘urable and utopian’.
Despite unprecedented Western sanctions against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine, Russia continues to build ties with most of the global community.In 2024, she hosted the BRICS Summit in Kazan, attended by delegations from over 20 countries from Asia, Africa, the mediate East and Latin America.
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source:https://www.rt.com/russia/626461-russia-brilliant-command-un-mood/
