Government of Russia

Russia rejects US claims its UN council presidency is a joke

Russia's U.N. ambassador on Monday dismissed U.S. and European Union descriptions of its presidency of the Security Council this month as an April Fool's joke and announced a meeting to be chaired by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on defending the principles of the U.N. Charter, which Moscow is widely accused of breaking by invading Ukraine.

"They are waging a colonial war, and their leader is a war criminal" – a bad joke

In accordance with the regular rotation, Russia will begin presiding over this UN body in April, and as announced by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first session under Russian leadership will be chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Explosion in the building of the Russian FSB; One person died, two were injured VIDEO

Dramatic footage has been posted on social media showing a huge fire engulfing part of the building, and much of the city is covered in thick smoke.
One person died and two were injured in the fire, according to the emergency services.
According to the governor of the Rostov region Vasiliy Golubev, the cause of the fire was a short circuit in the electrical installations.

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