Russian UN diplomat resigns over war in Ukraine
“The aggressive war launched by Putin against Ukraine, and indeed against the Western world, is not only a crime against…
“The aggressive war launched by Putin against Ukraine, and indeed against the Western world, is not only a crime against the Ukrainian people, but perhaps the most serious crime against the Russian people,” reads the letter published by the ambassador. Dutch Robert Gabriel, “Brave!” with message.
“In a diplomatic career of 20 years I have seen different phases of foreign policy, but I have never been ashamed of my country since February 24,” added the text, referring to the date the invasion began.
UNWatch highlighted that Bondarev, who also worked directly for the Russian Foreign Ministry, is one of the highest-ranking diplomats to “blame” since the start of the conflict.
According to Bondarev’s purported statement, Russian diplomacy has deteriorated in recent decades with “increasing levels of lies and lack of professionalism”, with a decline in Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovi “That’s a clear example.”
“In 18 years he has gone from a professional and educated intellectual who was held in high esteem, to a man who constantly makes conflicting statements and threatens the world, including Russia, with the use of nuclear weapons” , blessed Assurance.
UN Watch director Hillel Neuer said the resignation, which many sources say is not the first by a Russian diplomat for the same reasons, should encourage other allies to follow suit.
BREAKING: Russia’s consul at the United Nations in Geneva has resigned.
Boris Bondarev: “I have never been so ashamed of my country.”
UN Watch is now calling on all other Russian diplomats at the United Nations and around the world to follow his moral example and resign.
— Hillel Neuer (@HilleNeuer)
23 May 2022
“The United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union must lead the free world and create a program to encourage more Russian diplomats to defect, provide security and financial security and settle for these diplomats and their families.” Providing a place for that,” he said.
With information from AFP and EFE