👈 Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s foreign minister, in response to Abbas Araqchi’s tweet: “Iran’s threats are unfounded and baseless. The Tehran regime is a direct accomplice to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and by sending weapons it is intensifying Moscow’s criminal war—arms that since 2022 have caused the deaths of the Ukrainian people. Iran has no right to present itself as a victim, let alone to justify its threats with ridiculous references to the UN Charter. With these statements, Iran is trying to divert attention from Russia’s terrorism against non-civilian vessels in the Black Sea, which threatens global food security.

But it will not succeed. Russia’s attacks on freedom of maritime transit will be the main focus of today’s emergency session of the UN Security Council, and we expect to see strong reactions from the international community.”

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