In the afternoon, the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine – rmf24.pl

The UN Security Council will meet in the afternoon at a special meeting devoted to the aggravation of the situation in the east of Ukraine – informed diplomats.

In Mariupol shelling killed 30 people

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The meeting, convened at the request of Lithuania, will begin in New York in the chair. 15 local time (hr. 21 Polish time).

Diplomats do not expect any concrete decision after the meeting. Demanded the convocation of Kiev; Ukraine will be represented at the meeting.

On Saturday, 15 members of the Security Council is not reached an agreement on a declaration condemning the shelling that day made a strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol. It killed 30 people. OSCE declared that the attack was made from areas controlled by pro-Russian separatists.

According to Western diplomats Russia as with the right of veto in the Council as a permanent member, has blocked the proposal submitted by the London. Moscow opposed the fact that the text referred to the announcement by the leaders of the rebel offensive against Mariupolowi – informed.

On the other hand, the Russian mission to the UN flipped responsible for blocking the project for the United Kingdom.

On Monday, the Security Council meeting will be devoted to Ukraine 28 since the outbreak of the crisis almost a year ago. Previous ended in verbal przepychankami between the West and Russia; Western countries accuse Moscow of supporting and arming pro-Russian separatists, which Russia denies.

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In the afternoon, the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine – rmf24.pl