Urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine scheduled for 5:30 Moscow time

This was reported by the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN.

“The UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine is scheduled today for 21.30 pm New York and will be held in the format of an open briefing,” the message says.

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🇺🇳Security Council will meet at 09.30 pm🕘 (New York time) today to convene a meeting on #Ukraine.

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— Russian Mission UN (@RussiaUN) February 24, 2022

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.