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The Kremlin today condemned US and British airstrikes against Yemen and denounced that these actions are not protected by any UN Security Council resolution.
“We condemn (the attacks)”, said Russian Presidency spokesman Dmitri Peskov in his daily telephone press conference, adding that “from the point of view of international law, they are illegitimate”.
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He recalled that the Security Council approved a draft resolution presented by the USA that condemned the attacks by Yemeni rebels, in which Russia and three other countries abstained from voting.
“We abstained. The countries that attacked tried to give a legal basis to their actions. This attempt failed, since the approved resolution did not give the right to launch attacks”, highlighted the spokesperson.
Regarding Houthi attacks on merchant ships, Peskov noted that Russia has repeatedly called on Yemeni rebels to “desist this practice,” which Russia considers “extremely wrong.”
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Previously, Russian diplomacy spokeswoman María Zajárova described the bombings against the territory of Yemen as another example of “total disregard for international law”.
“The US airstrikes against Yemen are another example of the Anglo-Saxons’ distortion of UN Security Council resolutions and complete disregard for international law in the name of escalating the situation in the region for their own purposes.
US President Joe Biden confirmed last night that US military forces, along with the United Kingdom and support from eight other countries, carried out successful strikes against several targets in Yemen.
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The President explained that this action was a response to attacks by the Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, who this Thursday launched a ballistic missile with the aim of reaching the sea routes in the Gulf of Aden, a strategic route for transporting oil. .coming from the Persian Gulf.
The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand and South Korea issued a joint statement in which they stressed that the action was taken in defense of the international trade and those who transit by sea. • Red, through which almost 15% of global maritime trade flows.
Source: Elcomercio
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