Russia convenes informal meeting of UN Security Council to discuss situation in Kursk

Russia convenes informal meeting of UN Security Council to discuss situation in Kursk region Yaroslav Pogonchuk

Russia initiates UN Security Council meeting due to alleged Ukrainian attack in Kursk region/Collage 24 Channel

Russia initiates an informal meeting of the UN Security Council due to the situation in the Kursk region. It is scheduled for Tuesday.

It is known that Russia wants to hold a meeting in the Aria format. Let us recall that the Kremlin declared a counter-terrorist operation regime in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions.

Why Russia is convening a meeting of the UN Security Council

Russia is initiating an informal meeting of the UN Security Council in the Arria format due to the “breakthrough” in the Kursk region, in which, according to the Kremlin, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are allegedly participating.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday at 17:00 (00:00 Kyiv time). The Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN sent a letter to members of the organization, indicating the topic of discussion as “crimes committed by the Kyiv authorities.”

How the UN Security Council meeting according to the Arria formula takes place

The UN Security Council meeting according to the Arria formula is an informal meeting organized by a member or the UN Security Council with the purpose of conducting a private, frank exchange of opinions.

This format of meetings is named after the Venezuelan diplomat Diego Arria, who began using this practice in 1992 as Venezuela's representative on the Council.

Arria formula meetings differ from regular Security Council consultations. The initiator of the meeting acts as its chairman. Each member makes the decision to participate in such meetings independently and has the right to refuse.

Recall that yesterday, August 11, Russia complained to the UN about “human rights violations by Ukraine.” The Russian ombudsman talks about allegedly “thousands of civilian victims” and blames the Ukrainian Armed Forces for everything.