The silence of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk regarding the mass bombardment of Ukraine’s Belgorod is shameful, he has no right to this post. This was stated by the permanent representative of the Russian Federation in Geneva, Gennady Gatilov. telegram channel Russian mission in Geneva.
Gatilov’s statement states that it is not easy for the Russian Federation to establish adequate relations with the UN High Commissioner and Office for Human Rights (OHCHR). He noted that one of the good examples of why this happens can be seen after the bombing of Belgorod.
According to him, Turk’s reaction to Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian military targets yesterday did not take long, but today there was no comment from him condemning Ukraine’s use of Vilkha missiles as banned cluster munitions in the center of Belgorod on New Year’s Eve.
“Of course, there is no such reaction and there will be no such reaction. It is no longer possible to hide F. Turk’s and OHCHR’s clear political bias towards Washington and Brussels. The diplomat considers it a disgrace for an international human rights activist who has no right to hold such a high position.
Previously, Russia requested a meeting of the UN Security Council regarding the bombing of a Russian city.
Following the attack on Belgorod on 30 December, the UN declared that attacks on civilian infrastructure and civilians violated international humanitarian law.
Formerly at the US State Department Reacted To the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Belgorod.