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Russia Accuses UK of Staging Bucha Massacre in Ukraine During UN Security Council
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Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, accused the United Kingdom of obstructing a potential peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia in the early days of the invasion and setting up the Bucha massacre during his speech at a United Nations Security Council meeting on November 19.
“There is certain symbolism in the fact that it was our British colleagues presiding over the Security Council this month, who forced through today’s meeting, timing it to coincide with the 1,000-day mark since the Ukrainian crisis reached its hot phase,” the representative stated, alleging that the session was intended as a “media opportunity” to demonize Russia.
The accusations also extended to the UK’s alleged involvement in staging events like the Bucha massacre, which the representative described as a “cruel provocation” designed to discredit Russia.
“To justify this shift to the Ukrainian public, British special forces and media participated in staging a cruel provocation in Bucha. After the Russian forces’ withdrawal, corpses were brought and arranged in the streets, yet the real cause of death was never explained to us, despite repeated requests.”
The Russian official singled out former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, accusing him of directly influencing Ukraine’s decision to reject a finalized peace agreement with Russia in April 2022.
According to the statement, Johnson’s visit to Kyiv marked a turning point, with the former prime minister purportedly persuading Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to continue fighting instead of seeking peace.
“We were very close to peace,” the representative said, claiming that Russia had made a “goodwill gesture” by withdrawing its forces from northern Ukraine, including near Kyiv, at the time.
“Fifty days after the start of the special military operation, when the losses among the Ukrainian armed forces were still not significant, the hostilities had every chance of ending—if not for the interference of the British Prime Minister,” Nebenzya claimed.
A major Ukrainian counteroffensive operation in the Kharkiv region began on 6 September 2022.
Following the launch of the Kherson counteroffensive in the south of Ukraine in late August, Ukrainian forces began a second counteroffensive in early September in the Kharkiv region.
During the offensive, Ukraine retook over 500 settlements and 12,000 square kilometers of territory in the Kharkiv region.
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