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Ukraine furious over Russian UN Security Council presidency

Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger speak with local residents as they visit the town of Bucha marking the first anniversary of its liberation, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine March 31, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Russia, whose leader is accused of war crimes, assumed charge of the United Nations Security Council on Saturday causing fury in Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy calling it an absurd and destructive move.

The last time Russia held the rotating presidency of the body responsible for maintaining peace and combating acts of international aggression was in February 2022 when Moscow troops launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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