“As reported (Russian Permanent Representative to the UN. -

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) Vasily Nebenzya in our speech, we requested to hold a Security Council meeting by the end of the week, preferably tomorrow afternoon, on the threats to peace and security posed by the supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine by Western countries" , - Polyansky said in Telegram.

According to him, by the faces of Western diplomats, "it was clear that our surprise pleased them."

Russia has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on Thursday, September 8, on the issue of supplying Western weapons to Ukraine.