Russia will chair UN Security Council for one month

This was reported by the UN press service on Twitter.

"Russia assumes the rotating presidency of the Security Council for April," the statement said.

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The UN Security Council includes 10 rotating and five permanent member states, including Russia, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and China. According to Article 24 of the UN Charter, the UN Security Council as a permanent body is responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security. The presidency of the UN Security Council passes to another member state every month. 

• Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council a "cruel joke." 

• On March 31, the UN Security Council discussed Russia's threats to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus.