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Russian ambassador to UN lambastes western hypocrisy
14 October 2023 01:17 BST
The Russian ambassador to the UN has decried what he said was western double standards and hypocrisy, after Moscow drafted a Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and armed Palestinian groups in Gaza.
“Our former western partners are not hestitating to apply blatant double standards,” Vasily Nebenzya said on Friday.
He said that Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, previously said “attacks against civilian infrastructure, especially electricity, are war crimes”.
“The head of the European Commission openly declares that the EU stands with Israel while turning a blind eye to the Israeli air force attacks on civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.”