Russia Under U.N. Spotlight Over Escalation As Shelling Strikes Southern Ukraine

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Russia Under U.N. Spotlight Over Escalation As Shelling Strikes Southern Ukraine
EUROPE : Late on Saturday, while Russia was attempting to justify its seven-month-old war at the UN and moving to escalate the conflict, shelling erupted in southern Ukraine. After recent combat losses in Ukraine, Kyiv and Western countries claim that referendums in regions that Russia has occupied by force are a charade intended to legitimize escalating hostilities with newly enlisted troops. On Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke to the United Nations General Assembly and the international media, claiming that only Washington and nations that are ruled by it are opposed to Russia's attack on its neighbor. Shortly after the invasion on February 24, nearly three-quarters of the participating nations in the assembly voted to censure Russia and demand that it withdraw its soldiers. Also Read:  Israel-Palestine Conflict- Israel launches Airstrike on Gaza For Saturday's shelling in the Ukrainian province of Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv and Moscow have traded accusations. Oleksan…