The Danish foreign minister, Jeppe Kofod, shared an image on Twitter this morning of a joint diplomatic walkout during a speech made by the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Lavrov addressed the council remotely, having cancelled his attendance due to “EU states blocking his flight path”. The mass exodus of ministers and diplomats stood in a circle outside the meeting for the duration of the speech holding a Ukrainian flag.
The same meeting saw Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, accuse Russia of war crimes and call for a special meeting to address Russian weapons of mass destruction.
The Tweet
Kofod tweeted the following caption alongside the image, which shows a queue of people leaving the meeting hall: “Joint diplomatic walkout with @MFA_Ukraine, EU colleagues during Russia’s statement @UN_HRC.”
It continued: “Russia bears full responsibility for its war of aggression against Ukraine We must fight back against Russian misinformation, protect human rights #HRC49 #StandWithUkraine #dkpol”
