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Russia warns Ukraine of military action at UN if Kyiv uses 'ultimatums'
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Russia warns Ukraine of military action at UN if Kyiv uses 'ultimatums'

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Russia warned Ukraine at the UN that it would pursue "military means" to achieve its objectives if Kyiv continued to use "rude language" and "ultimatums."
  • Russian UN representative Vasily Nebenzia accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of making desperate attempts to force negotiations through media stunts.
  • Nebenzia stated that Ukraine's "neo-Nazi junta" is incapable of negotiating and has opted for "terrorist" methods.

Russia has issued a stark warning to Ukraine at the United Nations, threatening to continue pursuing its objectives through "military means" if Kyiv persists in using "rude language" and issuing "ultimatums." Vasily Nebenzia, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, stated that genuine negotiations are impossible as long as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy employs such rhetoric.

While (Zelenskyy) speaks to us in rude language and with ultimatums, we will in no way be able to talk about real negotiations. Until Zelenskyy fully understands the error and fallacy of his discourse, we will achieve objectives not by political and diplomatic means, but by military ones

— Vasily NebenziaRussia's permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, outlined Russia's stance on negotiations with Ukraine during a UN Security Council session.

Nebenzia accused Zelenskyy of making "desperate attempts" to force negotiations, characterizing them as media effects rather than genuine peace initiatives. He specifically referenced an open letter from Zelenskyy to Russian President Vladimir Putin proposing direct talks in a third country. The Russian representative dismissed this as a "maneuver in bad faith" that moves peace further away and confirms the "incapacity of the neo-Nazi junta entrenched in Kiev to negotiate."

This is in no way a peace initiative, but one of Kiev's desperate attempts to force any negotiation to resolve the conflict under the guise of asking for dialogue but expecting media effects

— Vasily NebenziaNebenzia dismissed Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's call for direct talks as a media stunt.

The Russian diplomat advised Zelenskyy to seek "discreet" communication with Putin rather than resorting to "megaphone diplomacy." Nebenzia asserted that the "Zelenskyy regime has opted for the terrorist path," making dialogue impossible at this time. The last indirect negotiations between the two countries, mediated by the United States, occurred in mid-February 2026, shortly before Russia's war with Iran.

These bad-faith maneuvers, which are obvious, not only do not bring peace closer, but confirm the incapacity of the neo-Nazi junta entrenched in Kiev to negotiate

— Vasily NebenziaThe Russian UN representative criticized Ukraine's negotiating approach.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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