First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyansky reported this on Telegram.

He emphasized that in accordance with the UN Charter, members of the Organization agree to obey the decisions of the Security Council and implement them.

“We will clarify what Ms. Thomas-Greenfield meant and what consequences this statement may have,” Polyansky said.

Earlier, Deputy Spokesperson of the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq said that the UN Security Council resolution adopted on March 25 demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the month of Ramadan is mandatory.

According to State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, Washington believes that the UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the month of Ramadan is not binding.