Gennady Kuzmin (diplomat) explained

Gennady Vladimirovich Kuzmin (Russian: [[Russian language|Russian]]: Геннадий Владимирович Кузьмин)[1] is a Russian diplomat, serving as of 2022 as Deputy Permanent Representative of the Mission of Russia to the United Nations.[2] He is best known for a resolution adopted by the eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on 7 April 2022, in which he took part to defend Russia from getting suspended from the United Nations Human Rights Council.[3] He has also stated that the resolution was "politically motivated".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Постоянное представительство Российской Федерации при ООН. russiaun.ru. 2022-04-27.
  2. Web site: Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations. russiaun.ru. 2022-04-08.
  3. News: Ukraine: UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council. Ctvnews. 7 April 2022. 2022-04-08.
  4. Web site: General Assembly Adopts Text to Suspend Russian Federation from Human Rights Council, Continuing Emergency Special Session on Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases. un.org. 2022-04-08.