“We will insist that the Secretary General, firstly, raise this issue in communication with the Ukrainian authorities, point out that this is unacceptable and contrary to basic international principles, including the principles of protecting the rights of children.
And so that he takes some position on this matter, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
Polyansky noted that this topic is "uncomfortable for the UN and international officials."
“But it seems to me that it is simply already beyond the bounds when such a number of minors can be subjected to harassment,” the diplomat said.
Earlier, the Russian side sent António Guterres information about 327 minors appearing in the database of the Peacemaker website.
At the same time, UNICEF refused to meet with 13-year-old resident of the LPR Faina Savenkova, who ended up in the database of the Ukrainian site.