The UN Security Council began preparing a draft resolution on the situation around Ukraine

This is reported by RIA Novosti.

“We ... are going to take action through a draft resolution that will condemn what is happening,” he said.

Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba announced an urgent request from the country to hold a meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with the appeal of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics to Russia with a request to provide them with military assistance.

An urgent meeting of the UN Security Council regarding the situation around Ukraine was scheduled for 5:30 Moscow time on February 24.