In an unorthodox diplomatic move, Canada’s UN mission on Thursday tweeted out a heavily annotated letter Russia had sent to the United Nations, including in the rewrite pointed comments, later prompting Russian accusations of “kindergarten-level libel.”
In a Tweet that quickly went viral, Canada’s UN mission added multiple remarks to a March 16 letter from Russia’s UN ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia. The missive sought support for Russia’s draft resolution on providing aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine.
Thank you <a href=”https://twitter.com/RussiaUN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@RussiaUN</a> for your letter dated March 16.<br><br>Please see our suggested edits below. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/StandWithUkraine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#StandWithUkraine</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/RespectTheCharter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#RespectTheCharter</a> <a href=”https://t.co/0M663R0tUW”>pic.twitter.com/0M663R0tUW</a>
—@CanadaUN
Canada’s UN mission annotated
