Russia has opposed a UN Security Council move to criticise rebel elections held in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian ambassador said Monday. A statement from the 15-member council was discussed on Friday and again at the weekend, but Russia fiercely opposed it. The Lithuanian-drafted text stated that the elections held Sunday in the Lugansk and Donetsk regions run counter to the provisions of the Minsk peace agreement, reached in September.
"They tried to draft a statement last Friday and Saturday. They drafted this paper, but their will was blocked by Russia," said Ukrainian Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev. The Russian mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to AFP requests for information about its stance on the proposed statement.
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