The U.S. resolution in the UN Security Council on a Ukrainian peace settlement is seen as a good starting point, according to a statement made after the vote by Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia.
“The text we passed today is not an ideal one, but in essence it is the first attempt to have a constructive and future-oriented product in the Council, and it is about peace not about blowing the conflict up. …
“We view the adopted text as a starting point for further efforts towards a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. But these efforts will not bear fruit unless constructive cooperation among the key global players on the issues of European and international security is restored,” Nebenzia said, in the explanation of the Russian vote.
