Bucha War Crime Claims 'Fake:' Russia's Lavrov
Published Date: 4/5/2022
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the U.K. of seeking to entrench "fake" allegations against Russian soldiers over the massacre of civilians in Bucha, a town near Ukraine's capital of Kyiv. Lavrov hit out at the U.K. for refusing to convene the United Nations Security Council. Russia had called for an urgent meeting of the Council, but the U.K., which currently chairs it, refused to convene it. The U.K. mission to the United Nations said the Council would hold a discussion on Tuesday instead. Russia similarly rejected previous allegations of atrocities as fabrications on Ukraine's part. Lavrov also rebuked U.S. President Joe Biden for suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin should be tried for war crimes. He said the U.S. had no right to make this call, after American politicians had used "known excuses" for invading Iraq. The minister was speaking after meeting an Arab League delegation that traveled to Moscow for talks on Ukraine. The delegation included the foreign ministers of Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan and Sudan. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the secretary-general of the Arab League, also joined the meeting. The pan-Arab organisation said the ministers would travel to Poland on Tuesday for talks with Ukraine's foreign minister. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake