Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, said that “the intensity of criticism against Russia in the Security Council is decreasing, and this is not the way everything is now being done with enthusiasm, as it was before.” before”.

In a social media statement, he noted: “The general impression of the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine on June 28 is that if President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky won applause in April and was able to provoke harsh anti-Russian rhetoric, any of his tricks and theatrical tricks do not help raise the “heat of discussion” today. in the Council.

He added that “the anti-Russian rhetoric of the Western members of the Security Council has not disappeared, but the previous enthusiasm” is no longer there, explaining that “the fatigue caused by the crisis around Ukraine is visible to the naked eye, and more and more doubts and questions from colleagues from developing countries (who asked me right on the sidelines) regarding the statements and accusations of the Ukrainian authorities”.

On Tuesday, the Security Council held another discussion on the Ukrainian crisis, and Zelenskiy took part in the meeting via video link. On average, after the start of the Russian special operation, the Security Council discusses Ukraine once a week.