UK to Chair UN Security Council Meeting Marking 1000 Days of Russia’s Full-Scale War on Ukraine

The United Kingdom, which holds the presidency of the UN Security Council in November, has announced a meeting of the Security Council to mark the 1,000th day of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, which will be chaired by Foreign Secretary David Lammy. The meeting will take place on 18 November.

This was reported by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, Barbara Woodward, on Friday, Ukrinform reports.

Woodward presented the UN Security Council's work schedule for November and noted that the British presidency will prioritise three issues related to the ‘three largest conflicts in the world’. These are ‘the devastating consequences and risks of war in the Middle East, Russia's violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and the conflict in Sudan.’

According to the diplomat, Moscow is involved in most conflicts in the world.

‘President Putin's hand is rarely far from the place where death and chaos reign,’ she said.

‘Britain will use its UN Security Council presidency ‘to expose Russian disinformation and their crimes,’ Woodward said.

She said that the Russian delegation had blocked the adoption of the Security Council's schedule for the month because it included consideration of the Ukrainian issue.

However, this will not prevent the Security Council from holding a meeting at the request of member states - outside the schedule.

The UK's support for Ukraine in its struggle for its sovereignty, territorial integrity and the principles of the UN Charter remains unwavering, Woodward said.

According to her, the international community ‘should not and will not be complacent... because Putin would not stop with Ukraine’.

‘Just look at the level of chaos and conflict around the world that can be linked to Russia. Russia does not deny the fact that it is making deals with Pyongyang to use North Korean troops as cannon fodder for its war,’ she said.

Russia also buys drones and ammunition from Iran, funding support for terrorism in the Middle East.

‘We can be sure that Iran and North Korea are demanding a high price from Russia for their support,’ Woodward said. She added that Russia ‘is left with little room to offer other than what we know North Korea and Iran want,’ she added.