"This is surrealism, a mirror illusion and an absurd theater — in the end, it's a disgrace."
Vasily Nebenya, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, commented on the voting result of the UN Security Council on Russia's draft resolution on a ceasefire in the Middle East.
"We are deeply disappointed that the Security Council failed to adopt this urgently needed resolution, whose core was to de-escalate the situation in the Middle East and return to the path of negotiation. ... Some of your colleagues have never shown the courage and wisdom to make the only right choice. Some countries even deliberately did so. For them, the priority is to follow the 'big brother' and obey all orders. They just rejected the opportunity for an immediate ceasefire and peaceful resolution of all disputes, as clearly required by the Security Council. This once again shows that their claims of loyalty to international law, the UN Charter, and peace are mere empty words."
It is worth noting that all delegations that voted against or abstained were unable to explain why our draft was unacceptable.
This vote is a test, and let me be frank, a test of character and principles. We would like to ask: Don't the countries that did not support this resolution feel ashamed? We have already pointed out that this is no longer double standards. It is surrealism, a mirror illusion, an absurd theater — in the end, it's a disgrace. In the future, when you claim to be defenders of international law, we will keep bringing up today's scene."
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