Don’t Patronise Us: India’s UN Envoy To Dutch Envoy On Abstaining In UNGA On Ukraine

Mumbai: India’s UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti while replying to a tweet by the Ambassador of the Netherlands to the UK on India abstaining in the UN General Assembly on Ukraine, said, “Kindly don’t patronise us. We know what to do.”

On 24 February, the Russian military began military operations in Ukraine, three days after Moscow recognized separate regions of Ukraine – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent entities.

Since January this year, India has blocked procedural votes and draft resolutions in the UN Security Council, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council that condemned the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

“Kindly don’t patronise us, Ambassador. We know what to do,” Tirumurti said in response to a tweet by Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Karel van Oosterom. In the tweet, the Dutch envoy said to Tirumurti You should not have abstained in the GA. Respect the UN Charter.

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Tirumurti made a statement on Wednesday at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine. Posting the full text of his statement on Twitter, he said, “At the UN Security Council meeting in #Ukraine this afternoon, I made the following statement, on van Oosterom made the comment about India abstaining in the General Assembly.

In April, India did not attend the UN General Assembly to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council after Russian troops attacked near Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. Civilians were killed while retreating from the cities.

In March, India attended the UN General Assembly on a resolution by Ukraine and its allies on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, saying the focus should be on cessation of hostilities and immediate humanitarian aid, and New Delhi hopes that The draft will not be complete. to think. focus on these challenges

On 2 March, the General Assembly voted to reaffirm its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and strongly condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

India, along with 34 other countries, abstained from the resolution, which was voted 141 votes in favour and five-member states against it.

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