Michelle Nichols, Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk
United Nations | Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defended Moscow’s war in Ukraine at the UN Security Council on Thursday (Friday AEST) as the United Nations warned Moscow against annexing Ukrainian regions and Western ministers called for accountability over atrocities.
Mr Lavrov was only in the council chamber to deliver his address to the meeting of the 15-member body, which was attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Mr Lavrov, who arrived late, then promptly left and did not listen to anyone else speak.