“Russia does not set and never set itself the goal of destroying Ukraine as a state, however, we could not and will not put up with the fact that a misanthropic, Russophobic and anti-Christian dictatorship is being formed near our borders,” RIA Novosti quoted Nebenzi as saying at a meeting of the organization .

He noted that trends in the formation of authoritarianism began in Ukraine long before the Russian special operation.

The Permanent Representative added that this poses a direct threat to peace and security.

Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky suspended the Ukrainian citizenship of 13 priests of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).