Sergei Lavrov has railed against the US and Western allies, accusing countries of 'destroying globalisation' and not obeying international law.
He said Russia's invasion of Ukraine is"causing massive suffering and devastation to the country and its people".Russian foreign minister chairing UN Security Council meeting Spending globally increased by 3.7% in real terms, but military expenditure in Europe was up 13% - its steepest year-on-year increase in at least 30 years, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported.
Several states sharply increased their military spending following the invasion, while others announced plans to raise spending levels over periods of up to a decade. "Our aim is to solve the problems through negotiations and bring peace and tranquillity to the region as soon as possible," he said. A suspect in a bombing that killed a well-known Russian military blogger has had her appeal rejected. Moscow City Court turned down Darya Trepova's appeal against her arrest on charges of involvement in the bombing that killed Vladlen Tatarsky and injured 50 others at a St Petersburg café on 2 April.
Russian authorities described the bombing as an act of terrorism and blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies for orchestrating it. Turchak is also the secretary general of Vladimir Putin's United Russia party, which holds 136 of the 178 seats in the federation Council.12:25:26The Ukrainian military is thought to be preparing for a spring counteroffensive to reclaim occupied areas.
Ukraine has also recently received sophisticated weapons from its Western allies, and new troops freshly trained in the West, giving rise to growing anticipation of an offensive. By Dominic Waghorn, International affairs editor And today the Jedi master of the dark arts of Russian diplomacy addresses the UN Security Council as its chair, with Russia holding its presidency for a month. Ukraine has condemned it all as a"bad April Fool's joke".
"All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state."