UN ambassadors have instructed a brand new BBC documentary concerning the second they realized of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
It occurred whereas the UN Safety Council was in the midst of an emergency assembly to try to forestall such an escalation from taking place.
Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, says even he was caught abruptly.
Antonio Guterres, Secretary Common of the UN, stated: “The principle cause for the UN is to keep up peace.. when you’ve gotten a everlasting member of the Safety Council, invading one other nation… you see your mission crumbling.”
You may watch Putin vs the West: At Struggle on BBC iPlayer on BBC Two at 21:00 on Monday 29 January.