ukraine invites international observers to visit kursk, russia criticizes it as "provocation"
2024-09-17
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reference news reported on september 17the kremlin urged the united nations to calmly assess kiev's invitation to kursk oblast, according to a report by lenta. according to ria novosti, russian presidential press secretary peskov said that ukrainian foreign minister andrei serbiga's invitation to representatives of the united nations and the international committee of the red cross to visit the occupied settlements in kursk oblast was a provocation.
peskov pointed out: "we hope that the invited parties will not accept such provocative remarks. this is pure provocation. of course, we also hope that (the invited parties) will give a sober assessment of such provocative remarks."
on the 15th, serbiga said that the ukrainian ministry of foreign affairs will formally invite the united nations and the international committee of the red cross to participate in humanitarian operations in kursk oblast. according to him, observers should prove that ukrainian soldiers abide by human rights norms and protect civilians.
according to a report by russian news agency on september 16, stephane dujarric, spokesman for un secretary-general guterres, commented on serbiga's "invitation": "our brief reply is as follows: yes, we are willing to do so, but we need permission from the russian federation." (compiled by tong shiqun)
