Ukraine: New meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday

The UN Security Council will meet again urgently the day after Monday at 15:00 (New York time; 22:00 Greek time) to discuss the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian armed forces. , at the request of the US and Albania, diplomatic sources said on Friday.

“After the public meeting of the SA, there will be closed-door consultations, at the request of Mexico and France, which are drafting a decision with content still under development,” a diplomat told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The Franco-Mexican draft resolution, initially initiated by the French presidency with the prospect of a vote on Tuesday, which did not take place, will call for a halt to hostilities, unhindered distribution of humanitarian aid and the protection of civilians.

The draft resolution met with objections, especially from the United States, which said it would not support it unless it explicitly blamed Russia for the humanitarian crisis, another diplomatic source said, also on condition of anonymity.

According to several sources, France finally decided, after the criticism of the Americans and Europeans, not to insist on putting the text to a vote as soon as possible.

Any draft resolution accusing Russia is practically doomed to failure, as Moscow has the right to veto US decisions.

For Mexico, although the Russian veto is certain, it is important that Russia’s international isolation in this military adventure be seen again, with a text that will be supported by as many as fifteen Member States as possible.

Yesterday, Thursday, Ukraine and Russia agreed to set up “humanitarian corridors” so that civilians could leave the war zones. Whether, whether and how these “corridors” will become a reality remains to be seen.