U.S. Says Will ‘Use Every Opportunity To Push Back’ If Russia Misuses UN Security Council

Washington D.C/06.04.23/Turan: The Biden Administration on Wednesday made it clear that it “will use every opportunity to push back” should Russia misuse its temporary role as president of the Security Council, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.

“... As Russia takes on the presidency of the Security Council, we will use every opportunity to push back on their use of their perch in the chair to spread disinformation and to use their chair to push support of their efforts,” U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters.

Her statement came as Russia commissioner for children’s rights, who was named in an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court, addressed some of the 15 members of the U.N. Security Council. U.S. and UK Ambassadors to the U.N. did not attend the briefing.

The White House also said that Thomas-Greenfield spoke with her Russian counterpart yesterday regarding the immediate release of detained american reporter Evan Gershkovich.

Earlier in the week, Washington said that the U.S. expects Russia to “carry their presidency in a professional way.”

Russia assumed the UN Security Council presidency, which rotates each month among the 15 Council members, over the weekend.

Alex Raufoglu