'April 1 absurdity': Russia takes over rotating presidency of UN Security Council

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Russia assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations' Security Council on Saturday for a month, a move decried as an April Fool's Day joke by critics.

"As of 1 April, they're taking the level of absurdity to a new level," said Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine's permanent representative, according to The Guardian.

Ukraine is not a member of the council but has been called to speak on matters related to the Russian invasion, however the envoy said Kyiv would not be represented at the body except in the case of an "Issue of critical national security interest."

While Israel and Russia have long coordinated their activities in Syrian airspace in order to avoid any clashes, ties have been strained since Russia invaded Ukraine last year.

US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Thursday that Moscow "Should not be" a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

"Russia is a permanent member of the Security Council. It shouldn't be, because of what it is doing in Ukraine, but the [UN] charter does not allow for a change in its permanent membership," Thomas-Greenfield said.

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