According to him, Washington did not pay more than $ 1 billion in contributions, which put the UN in a difficult position during the events.

“All this greatly complicates the work of the organization. This is mainly due to the fact that the United States is not fulfilling its financial obligations, ”Gatilov said in an interview with Izvestia.

In December 2019, an official representative of the UN Secretary General, Stefan Dujarric, announced that the United States should pay another $ 491 million to the organization’s budget.