“Embarrassing” Russian top diplomat leaves UN over Putin’s “warming”


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The head of the Russian delegation to the United Nations in Geneva shyly resigned from his post. Russian President Vladimir PutinFebruary 24th invasion of Ukraine Crime against Ukrainian peopleBut probably “the most serious crime For the Russian peopleWith Bold Z It erases all hopes and prospects for a prosperous free society in our country. “

Boris Bondarev has been working for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first in Moscow and then in Geneva since 2002, during which time “the level of lies and non-professionalism in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ work is constantly increasing.” Said.

He nominated the checked Foreign Minister Sergey LavrovHe started out as a highly regarded intellectual, but is now “a good example of the deterioration of this system.” He accused Lavrov, not Putin, of many of Russia’s recent choices and accused him of “threatening” him.[ing] A world with nuclear weapons (that is, Russia too!) “

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He said the Russian Foreign Ministry, which has helped him shape for 20 years, is no longer a diplomatic mission. “It’s all warm compassion, lies, and hatred,” he wrote in his resignation. “It contributes to the interests of a small number of people, and therefore very few, contributes to the further isolation and deterioration of my country. Russia no longer has an ally and no one is responsible for it. It’s a reckless and unexpected policy. “

He said the war was devised by those who were willing to accomplish one thing at the expense of many lives in Russia and Ukraine. Enjoys unlimited power and complete immunity. “

Bondarev was the first high-level diplomat to bail the war, and despite 20 years of service in Russia, “no longer sharing this bloody, ignorant, and absolutely unnecessary ignorance. I can’t. “

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