{"id":1263690,"date":"2022-02-02T01:22:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T06:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1263690"},"modified":"2022-02-02T01:22:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T06:22:58","slug":"russia-tells-un-jewish-president-of-ukraine-leads-pure-nazis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-tells-un-jewish-president-of-ukraine-leads-pure-nazis\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Tells UN: Jewish President of Ukraine Leads &#039;Pure Nazis&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-tells-un-jewish-president-of-ukraine-leads-pure-nazis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1263690&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\"><span>The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held a session on the Russia-Ukraine situation on Thursday, as requested by the United States. <\/span><span>The belligerent Russian delegation turned the meeting into a shouting match, at one point accusing the U.S. of putting \u201cnationalists, radicals, Russophobes, and pure Nazis\u201d in charge of Ukraine after the Russia-friendly government was overthrown in a 2014 popular revolt. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The current president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, is Ukraine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/alluding-to-conflict-with-russia-zelensky-likens-ukraine-to-jewish-people\/\">first Jewish chief executive<\/a><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Russia <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/wireStory\/russia-us-ukraine-square-off-security-council-82573967\"><span>attempted<\/span><\/a><span> to block the UNSC from holding the special session on Thursday. When that failed, the Russian delegation took a confrontational approach, accusing the U.S. of \u201cwhipping up tensions and rhetoric,\u201d interfering in Russia\u2019s internal affairs, and practicing \u201cmegaphone democracy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis isn\u2019t just unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of our state, it\u2019s also an attempt to mislead the international community about the true situation in the region and the reasons for the current global tensions,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-60203208\"><span>charged<\/span><\/a><span> Russia\u2019s U.N. ambassador, Vasily Nebenzya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nebenzya said the U.N. has not confirmed American estimates of Russia\u2019s military buildup along the Ukrainian border. He told American Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield her administration appears to be hoping for war between Russia and Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_8494697\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1mjtpo_united-nations-syria-01016-ambassador-russia-vasily-nebenzya-united-nations.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8494697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1mjtpo_united-nations-syria-01016-ambassador-russia-vasily-nebenzya-united-nations.jpg\" alt=\"The Associated Press\" width=\"864\" height=\"573\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>U.N. Ambassador from Russia Vasily Nebenzya address the United Nations Security Council meeting on Syria, Tuesday April 17, 2018 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo\/Bebeto Matthews)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cYou are almost pulling for this,\u201d he said to Thomas-Greenfield. \u201cYou want it to happen. You\u2019re waiting for it to happen, as if you want to make your words become a reality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19688786\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/wi\/ap\/30\/united-nations-us-russia-ukraine-ambassador-united-nations-linda-thomas-greenfield-speaks-reporters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19688786 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/united-nations-us-russia-ukraine-ambassador-united-nations-linda-thomas-greenfield-speaks-reporters-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Associated Press\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks to reporters during a news conference at United Nations headquarters on March 1, 2021. (AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Nebenzya compared the situation to the United States falsely claiming Iraq had weapons of mass destruction to justify its 2003 invasion, darkly muttering that \u201cwhat happened to that country is known to us all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thomas-Greenfield <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/31\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-united-nations.html\"><span>responded<\/span><\/a><span> by describing Russia\u2019s buildup on the Ukrainian border as \u201cthe largest mobilization\u201d Europe has seen in decades, accompanied by a surge of cyberattacks and information warfare. Zelensky himself has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/economy\/2022\/01\/28\/zelensky-says-ukraine-lost-almost-500-million-to-biden-war-hype-we-dont-need-this-panic\/\">contradicted<\/a> this assessment, telling reporters the Russian border buildup in 2021 was not significantly different from today\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cThey are attempting, without any factual basis, to paint Ukraine and Western countries as the aggressors to fabricate a pretext for attack,\u201d she said of the Russians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe situation we are facing in Europe is urgent and dangerous. Russia\u2019s actions strike at the very heart of the U.N. charter,\u201d she argued.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cWe continue to hope Russia chooses the path of diplomacy over the path of conflict in Ukraine. But we cannot just \u2018wait and see.\u2019 It is crucial that this Council address the risk that their aggressive and destabilizing behavior poses across the globe,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The UNSC session ended after about two hours without producing any resolutions, as expected. Nebenzia made a point of leaving before Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya had a chance to speak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHow long Russia will pressure, will pursue a clear attempt to push Ukraine and its partners into a Kafka trap?\u201d Kyslytsa asked when it was his turn to address the session.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Kyslytsa <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-polytics\/3395452-ukraine-at-unsc-meeting-we-cannot-believe-russian-declarations.html\"><span>noted<\/span><\/a><span> that despite Nebenzia\u2019s effort to portray the Russian force on the border as smaller and less threatening than widely believed, Ukraine believes there are now almost 130,000 Russian troops in position to invade by land, air, and sea. A significant number of Russian combat troops are already positioned inside the Donbas conflict zone, where Ukraine has been fighting Russia-backed separatists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe question is why all these Russian forces are there?\u201d he said, challenging Nebenzia\u2019s attempt to downplay the Russian mobilization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Ukrainian ambassador pointed to the same cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns noted by Thomas-Greenfield, calling them \u201c<\/span><span>direct evidence of Russia\u2019s unwillingness to de-escalate and prepare to justify its possible further aggression.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kyslytsya said threats of force by Russia should not be allowed to influence whether Ukraine joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or other international bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere is no room for compromise on principal issues. The most principled position for Ukraine is that we have an inherent sovereign right to choose our own security arrangements, including treaties of alliance, which cannot be questioned by Russia,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A few hours after the UNSC session concluded, sources in the Biden administration told the Associated Press that Russia sent a written response to the latest U.S. proposal to de-escalate the Ukraine crisis. The State Department refused to discuss the contents of the letter, saying it would be \u201cunproductive to negotiate in public.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Soon after news of the Russian letter leaked, the Kremlin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/01\/31\/politics\/us-russia-un-security-council-meeting\/index.html\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> it was a \u201cmix-up\u201d regarding a \u201cdifferent matter,\u201d and Moscow\u2019s formal response to the U.S. de-escalation proposal is \u201cstill being prepared.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held a session on the Russia-Ukraine situation on Thursday, as requested by the United States. 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