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"It's not just a shame. It is another symbolic blow to the
rules-based system of international relations," Andriy Yermak, the
Ukrainian president's chief of staff, wrote in English on Twitter.
On Saturday Russia took over the presidency of the UN's top security
body, which rotates every month. The last time Moscow held the post
was in February 2022, when its troops launched a full-scale invasion
of Ukraine.
The Kremlin said on Friday it planned to "exercise all its rights"
in the role.
The United States on Thursday urged Russia to "conduct itself
professionally" when it assumes the role, saying there was no means
to block Moscow from the post.
Ukrainian official Yermak also hit out at Iran, who Kyiv and its
allies accuse of supplying Russia with arms, including hundreds of
assault drones which have menaced Ukrainian infrastructure
facilities. Tehran denies supplying Russia with weapons.
"It is very telling that on the holiday of one terror state – Iran -
another terror state – Russia – begins to preside over the UN
Security Council," Yermak wrote, referring to Iran's Islamic
Republic Day holiday.
(Reporting by Max Hunder; Editing by Giles Elgood)
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