The Lonely Envoy: Russia's UN Representative On The Defensive
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Ukraine War: Russia, the country the envoy represents at the United Nations, had just invaded Ukraine, sending shock waves around the world that continue to reverberate today.
It was the middle of an emergency session of the UN Security Council, late on the evening of February 23, and Vassily Nebenzia looked shaken -- his face pale, his shoulders sagging.
Russia, the country he represents at the United Nations, had just invaded Ukraine, sending shock waves around the world that continue to reverberate today.
At 60, Nebenzia -- a bald man, massively built, who wears thin-framed glasses and often fiddles with his watch -- was chairing the Council.
It was a shocking first for the UN: The man presiding over the august body dedicated to defending global peace was also the representative of a nuclear power now waging war against a democracy...
