Kuleba: Ukraine thwarts Russia's attempt to legitimize representatives of occupied Donbas through UN platform

"The meeting [Arria formula meeting of the United Nations Security Council] will be boycotted not only by Ukraine but also by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Estonia and Belgium. That is, it will be boycotted by all OSCE participating states that are members of the Security Council, except for the Russian Federation. This is an important signal because the OSCE takes part in the negotiation process within the Trilateral Contact Group," Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said in a commentary to Ukrinform.

He added that Russian PR stunt would not even be broadcast on official UN resources due to the principled position of Ukraine’s partners in the UN Security Council.

"This is a clear response to Russia's attempts to manipulate international platforms and formats to promote its propaganda," he said.

Kuleba also thanked international partners, including Germany and France as the Normandy format members, for their strong solidarity in support of Ukraine.

As Russian media reported, representatives of the self-proclaimed "republics" of Donbas announced their intention to speak at the Arria formula meeting of the United Nations Security Council titled: "Implementation of the Minsk Package of Measures (...)" which will take place on December 2.

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