UN Security Council Holds First Public Meeting Since Ukraine Crisis... Russia "Refuses to Attend"

Live Broadcast of UN Security Council Meeting on 31st… US "Will Seek Diplomatic Path for Russia"

On the 27th (local time), a soldier is inspecting a machine gun at a frontline shelter in the village of Yasinuvata Spartak, Donetsk Province, eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels are confronting Ukrainian forces. Photo by AP/ Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The first public meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) since the Ukraine crisis is set to take place.

According to major foreign media including the Associated Press on the 31st (local time), the United States has convened a UNSC meeting related to the Ukraine crisis. The meeting is titled "Threats to international peace and security."

The Security Council has so far held closed consultations regarding Russia's military deployments near the Ukrainian border and the possibility of an invasion.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, defined Russia's actions targeting Ukraine as a threat and requested a public meeting to discuss the situation on the 30th.

Russia, one of the permanent members of the Security Council along with the United States, rejected the meeting and expressed discomfort.

Dmitry Polyansky, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, stated on Twitter, "The Security Council members are proposing to discuss baseless claims and assumptions as threats to the international order."

He added, "I hope the Security Council members will not support this request, which is clearly a propaganda campaign tarnishing the reputation of the Security Council."

Although Russia, as a permanent member, has the right to refuse the meeting, blocking the meeting requires the consent of nine out of the fifteen Security Council members.

Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield appeared on the U.S. ABC News that day and said, "We are prepared to listen to them and enter the meeting room, but we will not be swayed by their propaganda."

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