Russia assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for April 2023.
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Russia assumes the rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of April, 2023.
The last time Russia chaired the Security Council was in April 2023, when it also used this international platform to spread disinformation
On April 1, 2023, Russia assumed the Presidency of the UN Security Council for the entire month of April.
Russia is set to allow the Kremlin to assume the presidency of its most powerful body; the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
In the case of Russia, that is Vasily Alekseyevich Nebenzya who has become infamous for voicing blatant lies, stalling meetings and behaving erratically during past meetings
Russia began to chair the UN Security Council on Sunday.
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