Ukraine’s UN ambassador advises Lavrov to seek mental help

08.03.2022 07:26

Ukrinform

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Serhiy Kyslytsia advised Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who "justified" the invasion of Ukraine on Twitter, to seek mental help.

Serhiy Kyslytsia said this on Monday in New York at a meeting of the UN Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

While holding a printout of Lavrov's tweet, Kyslytsia read it aloud at the U.N. meeting: “Foreign Minister Lavrov: the goal of Russia’s special military operation is to stop any war that could take place on Ukrainian territory or that could start from there.”

“Those who posted today this text - Russian embassy in London, retweeted by the Russian Foreign Ministry. Let me remind the Russian diplomats that in London, in case of need for mental help, you can dial NHS line 111,” Kyslytsia said.

As reported, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine and launched a large-scale invasion. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure. Missiles hit residential buildings.

Martial law was imposed in Ukraine and general mobilization was announced.

Ukraine officially filed a lawsuit against the Russian Federation with the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague.