• Absolute clown shit

      However, let us be clear on what Russia’s draft resolution was, and what it was not. It was an attempt to discredit the work of ongoing national investigations and prejudice any conclusions they reach that do not comport to Russia’s predetermined and political narrative. It was not an attempt to seek the truth.

      How can an investigation that leaves Russia, the major stakeholder, out be considered in any way credible?

      The competent national investigations by Sweden, Denmark, and Germany are proceeding in a comprehensive, transparent, and impartial manner. As many Council members have said, they must first be allowed to conclude. That is why we did not support this draft resolution and voted to abstain today.

      This is a flat out lie because German MPs have complained in the parliament that the opposite is the case. Even the politicians in these countries aren’t allowed to see the results of the “investigation”. Calling that transparent is a lie.

      We must ask why, despite having failed to make its case to the Council, Russia still chose to bring this resolution to a vote. It is difficult to accept Russia’s posturing that it only seeks an impartial, independent investigation.

      What we really must ask is why the west is opposed to having a transparent investigation of the sabotage that includes all stakeholders.

      Let it be clear for the record that the first draft of Russia’s resolution clearly implicated the United States, based on mischaracterizations of statements made by U.S. officials. The first draft criticized the investigations of other UN Member States.

      Doing a transparent UN investigation sure would be a great way to demonstrate that Russia’s implication of the US is false. Weird that US doesn’t want to do that.

      Over the course of many rounds of consultations, Russia failed to provide any credible new information to justify a UN investigation at this time.

      The fact that Russia is shut out of the current “investigation” seems like a pretty credible reason for justifying a UN investigation to me.