Lavrov defends Russias veto power at UN as legitimate

Published September 20,2023

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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday defended this nation’s use of veto energy on the UN Security Council as a “legitimate tool” of worldwide relations.

Addressing the Security Council shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky known as for stripping Russia of its veto energy, Lavrov mentioned: “The use of veto is an absolutely legitimate tool laid out in the (UN) Charter.”