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Russia is expected to oppose a proposal for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to address the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in a pre-recorded video, Reuters reported.
A spokesman for Ukraine’s U. N. project told The Hill that 38 countries have co-sponsored a draft resolution authorizing Zelensky’s video, and the General Assembly will approve the measure until the end of the week.
However, Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, would seek in Moscow to block the direction of the video.
“Zelensky travels perfectly all over the country. . . but he can’t come here,” Russia’s ambassador to the UN told reporters, according to Reuters. “And if he can’t come, it means he’s sending his representative to talk to the General Assembly. “
The United States granted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visa application to attend the meeting, but approved a part of the delegation that Moscow wanted, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
World leaders have addressed the General Assembly for virtually the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but are expected to return for the annual collection in New York in the coming days.
The Ukrainian UN project circulated a note to the 193 members of the General Assembly stating that Zelensky cannot travel to New York because of the ongoing war, Reuters reported.
The Hill contacted the RUSSIAN UN project for comment.
As the war continues into its seventh month, the Ukrainian military has introduced a primary counteroffensive, pushing back Russian forces 6,000 square kilometers of territory they once controlled in the northeast, Zelensky said.
On Thursday, Zelensky visited the city of Izyum, a key stronghold of the Russian military that Ukraine liberated as part of the counteroffensive.
Most likely, war will be a dominant factor in this year’s General Assembly, Russia can block the UN moves it opposes with its seat on the Security Council.
Many world leaders will cross the Atlantic after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that President Biden still plans to attend the General Assembly, adding that officials are still “working out the details” given his trip to London for the funeral.
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