THE GENERAL Assembly of the United Nations has voted to suspend Russia from its Human Rights Council.
It follows allegations of war crimes by Kremlin troops in Ukraine.
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, has responded to the news saying that ‘war criminals have no place in UN bodies’.
Kuleba said: “War criminals have no place in UN bodies aimed at protecting human rights. Grateful to all member states which supported the relevant UNGA resolution and chose the right side of history.”
The news comes as the Kremlin has confirmed that Russia has suffered “significant losses of troops.”
President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman was asked by Sky News whether the war had been a “humiliation” following their forces recent retreat from the capital.
Dmitry Peskov said this was a “wrong understanding” of what was going on.
But when asked again about Russia’s losses he said: “Yes, we have significant losses of troops and it’s a huge tragedy for us.”
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