After giving his speech, Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, left the UN Security Council meeting.
He began by saying: “There is an attempt today to impose on us a completely different narrative, about Russian aggression as the origin of all the tragedy”.
He continued by talking about the historical relationship between Ukraine and Russia and described Ukraine as “totalitarian”.
He added that he is “concerned about the fate of Russian soldiers taken prisoners by Ukraine”.
Mr Lavrov said he has “no confidence” in the work of the International Criminal Court.