Moscow outraged by the blocking of the draft statement of the Russian Federation to the United Nations humanitarian aid
Moscow outraged by the behavior of Lithuania blocking August 21, Together with the United States Russian draft resolution of the security Council of the United Nations humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine, told in the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
" The Rome Statute of the international criminal court, plans to connect to which told some Ukrainian politicians, refers to war crimes " intentional actions, civilians hunger, in the form of a method of warfare by depriving them of objects necessary for survival, including the intentional development of prohibitions for assistance, as defined in the Geneva conventions ", - reported in the review of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in connection with claims against the capital of Russia to send humanitarian aid to Lugansk.
" in this regard, indignant behavior of Lithuania (the participants of the Statute) to block 21 August Joint U.S.-Russian draft resolution of the UN security Council to support the provision of humanitarian assistance to residents of the South-East of Ukraine " - is Emphasized in commentarii MFA.
It is emphasized that " totally unfounded attempts to present the matter as though the Russian side had acted without the consent of Kiev." A formal request for such assistance has been directed us to the Ukrainian side diplomatic note eleven August. Consent was obtained on 12 August, " he recalled in depodesta.
It is noted that according to the official report of the state Department, Washington 2012 distributed in the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as among them in non-government regions, humanitarian assistance to more than 1, 2 billion dollars.
" besides, this was done not only without the consent of Damascus, but also in the lack of relevant decisions of the UN security Council. The US and certain European countries are currently providing humanitarian assistance to Iraqi Kurdistan, and the issue of taking the consent of the Central government of Iraq they don't stick out, " said the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.