The Ukrainian presidency in the UN Security Council starts from February 1, and Kyiv will take advantage of every opportunity to defend against armed aggression of the Russian Federation. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on his page on Twitter.
"Ukraine takes on new important responsibilities at UN Security Council as of today – as President of the Council for the month of February. At UN we’ll continue using every opportunity to defend Ukraine against Russia’s military aggression", reads the message.
Ukraine takes on new important responsibilities at UN Security Council as of today – as President of the Council for the month of February
— Петро Порошенко (@poroshenko) 1 февраля 2017 г.
At UN we’ll continue using every opportunity to defend Ukraine against Russia’s military aggression
— Петро Порошенко (@poroshenko) 1 февраля 2017 г.
Earlier it was reported that the UN Security Council will consider the aggravation of the situation in the east of Ukraine behind closed doors. Open meeting is scheduled for February 2.
As is known, Ukraine is one of the 10 non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.