Weakness and lack of leadership: Ukraine's Foreign Ministry reacts sharply to UNESCO statement on strike at Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
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Heorhii Tykhyi criticized UNESCO for failing to name Russia as the party responsible for the attack on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands an international response to the aggressor's actions.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Heorhii Tykhyi, reacted sharply to UNESCO's statement following the Russian attack on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, noting that the organization continues to demonstrate weakness and a lack of leadership, UNN reports.
Absurd. The organization responsible for protecting cultural heritage does not even know who it is protecting it from. Why is it so hard to simply say "Russian strike"? Unfortunately, UNESCO continues to demonstrate a lack of leadership, weakness, and an inability to fulfill its mandate.
Context
UNESCO released a statement regarding the attack on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra but did not specify that the strike on the monument was carried out by the Russian Federation.
As a reminder
Earlier, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that Ukraine is initiating relevant procedures within UNESCO and other international mechanisms, demanding an "immediate and adequate response" to the Russian strike that significantly damaged the buildings of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.