Russia's representative to UN publicly calls war in Donbas as conflict between Russia and Ukraine
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The representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasiliy Nebenzya publicly called the war in Donbas not an internal but a political conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian delegation to the TCG stated this in the message on Facebook following yesterday's "incident" organized by the Russian representatives in the UN Security Council to legitimize the representatives of separate districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions (ORDLO).
"…Nebenzya stated about the "conflict in Donbas": it's not a domestic conflict in Ukraine, it's a political conflict between Russia and Ukraine ("this is not an internal conflict in Ukraine, this is a political conflict between Russia and Ukraine")," Ukrainian delegation quoted Nebenzya.
The Ukrainian delegation called the statement of the Russian representative to the UN "the most interesting and even sensational."
– Вчорашній «захід», який влаштували представники РФ, намагаючись використати Раду Безпеки ООН задля легітимізації …
Posted by Українська делегація для участі у Тристоронній контактній групі. on Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Earlier, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba explained that Ukraine, together with its partners, prevented Russia's attempt to legitimize ORDLO representatives by using the UN Arria Security Council format.
