Russia Defends UN Security Council Presidency Amid Criticism.
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Russia's UN ambassador rejected US and EU claims that its presidency of the Security Council this month is an April Fool's joke and announced a meeting to be chaired by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on defending the principles of the UN Charter, which Moscow is widely accused of breaking by invading Ukraine. The US and EU called Russia's takeover of the council presidency an April Fool's joke. The council president presides over meetings and gets to decide the topics of key sessions, often presided over by foreign ministers and sometimes presidents.
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