The West failed to “remove” Russia from UNESCO. This was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. RIA News.
“It was not possible to remove Russia from UNESCO,” Lavrov said.
Lavrov also drew attention to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s words in November. aforementionedHe said that Russia, through UNESCO, has implemented serious projects that have attracted great attention in the world. The head of state cited this factor as the reason why Russia does not need to leave the organization.
15 December UNESCO including It is on the list of cultural heritage buildings in Odessa and Chernigov. Before that UNESCO including Cultural sites in Kiev and Lvov were included in the list of heritage sites in danger of extinction.
In November, Chairman of the Federation Council Commission on Information Policy and Interaction with the Media Alexey Pushkov stated On the impossibility of eliminating Russian culture in Europe.
Previously Vladimir Putin stated It’s about the neocolonial essence of cancel culture.