Russia does not count on UN's mediating role in Ukrainian issue — Foreign Ministry

Russia does not count on UN's mediating role in Ukrainian issue — Foreign Ministry Deputy Minister Alexander Alimov says the behavior of the UN Secretariat and the Secretary-General "deprives them of such a role, such authority, and such credibility" MOSCOW, June 17. /TASS/. Russia does not expect that the UN could play a mediating role in the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov stated. "I do not see any grounds for us to enter into negotiations of such a nature. Mediation on the part of the United Nations? I do not see the UN having the potential for this," the diplomat told Izvestia. According to the deputy minister, "the way the Secretariat and the Secretary-General are behaving completely deprives them of such a role, such authority, and such credibility." 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