NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Russia is seeking to rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after it was expelled from the organisation last April following its invasion of Ukraine.
The council ejected Russia after calling an emergency session last year, with officials claiming the move signalled the international community’s ‘strong censure of Moscow’s aggressive actions towards a neighbouring State’.
But now Russian diplomats are seeking to get their country re-elected to the council for a fresh three-year term.
The vote, set to take place next month, will be seen as a key test of Russia’s international standing after more than 18 months of isolation on the world stage.