“It was decided to independently declare the early termination of Russia's powers in the HRC ... after the adoption of an illegal and politically motivated resolution by the UN General Assembly to suspend the membership of the Russian Federation in the HRC.
The result of such a step is our transition from the status of a member of the Council to the status of an observer, ”he said in a comment to RIA Novosti.
According to Vershinin, if Russia agreed to the “Libyan scenario”, this would give Western countries a free hand for further manipulation of human rights and its use for political pressure.
Earlier, the UN General Assembly suspended Russia's participation in the Human Rights Council.
Subsequently, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Gennady Kuzmin announced that the Russian side would terminate ahead of schedule its powers in the UNHRC on April 7.