Ukraine & other topics - Russian Foreign Minister Press Conference | United Nations

Briefing reporters in New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Wednesday morning (24 Jan) Ukraine conducted “a terrorist attack” on Russian transport aircraft IL-76, which was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war. Lavrov continued, “they were accompanied by three Russian officers and the crew of six people. All of them died. The Ukrainian prisoners of war were transported to the Belgorod region in order to conduct yet another swap that was agreed between Moscow and Kyiv.” In this regard, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting. Asked about Israel and Palestine’s two-state solution, Lavrov said, “it seems absolutely necessary to make an effort to rebuild the Palestinian unity for all Palestinian fractions and all those working with them from abroad to get together and to announce reconstruction of the Palestinian unity as an important foundation for the future Palestinian state.” He also noted, “In any