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Russian ambassador to U.N.

Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia meets the press following a U.N. Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 17, 2025.

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U.N. Security Council emergency meeting

Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia (front row, L) speaks at a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting at the international body's headquarters in New York on July 9, 2024.

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Russian ambassador to U.N.

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 1, 2024, upon Russia assuming the role of president of the U.N. Security Council for the month of July.

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U.N. meeting on weapons in space

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia (front) speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting addressing a Russian resolution on banning weapons in space at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 20, 2024.

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Russia vetoes U.N. anti-space nuclear arms race resolution

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia vetoes a resolution calling for the prevention of a nuclear arms race in outer space, drafted by the United States and Japan, during a Security Council session on April 24, 2024, at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

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Russian ambassador to U.N. Vassily Nebenzia

Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia (front R) speaks at a U.N. Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 28, 2024.

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U.N. session on U.S.-proposed Gaza resolution

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia (C) vetoes a resolution proposed by the United States on the Gaza crisis during a U.N. Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 22, 2024.

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U.N. session on Ukraine

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia (front, C) speaks during a U.N. Security Council session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 6, 2024, as Russia asks the council to meet alleging Ukraine killed at least 28 people in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine by striking the area using Western-supplied missiles.

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U.N. session on U.S. retaliatory airstrikes

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia attends a U.N. Security Council session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 5, 2024, following the U.S. military's retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, launched about a week after a drone attack killed three U.S. troops at a base in Jordan.

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UN Security Council fails to adopt resolution on Gaza

STORY: UN Security Council fails to adopt resolution on Gaza DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of Security Council Chamber 2. various of delegates voting 3. zoom in of Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia speaking 4. SOUNDBITE (English): VASSILY NEBENZIA, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations STORYLINE: The UN Security Council on Monday failed to adopt a Russian-drafted resolution that calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The draft resolution obtained five votes in favor and four against, with six abstentions. Four countries joined Russia in voting for the resolution -- China, the United Arab Emirates, Mozambique and Gabon. Four countries voted against it -- the United States, Britain, France and Japan. The other six countries abstained. To be adopted, a Security Council resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no veto from any of the council's five permanent m

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Russian ambassador to U.N. Nebenzia

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 13, 2023, where he called for a cease-fire in the conflict between Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel.

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Russian UN envoy stresses need to "de-dollarize" world economy

STORY: Russian UN envoy stresses need to "de-dollarize" world economy DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vassily Nebenzia taking seat 2. SOUNDBITE (English): VASSILY NEBENZIA, Russian ambassador to the UN STORYLINE: Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia on Monday stressed the need to "de-dollarize" the world economy after the West's sanctions against Russia caused concerns about the reliability of the dollar-based international payment system. Russia has been talking about the need to delink itself from the dependence on the U.S. dollar and other Western currencies for a long time, he told a press conference at UN headquarters as his country assumed the rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. Dependence on the U.S. dollar and other Western currencies is not just an issue for Russia, but for many other countries, given what happened after the European Union, the United States and some

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Russian UN ambassador defends his country's Security Council presidency

STORY: Russian UN ambassador defends his country's Security Council presidency DATELINE: April 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia taking seat 2. SOUNDBITE (English): VASSILY NEBENZIA, Russian ambassador to the United Nations STORYLINE: Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia on Monday defended his country's rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. SOUNDBITE (English): VASSILY NEBENZIA, Russian ambassador to the United Nations "Some countries are pretending they can decide, at their own will, who they want or do not want to be in the chair of the presidency of the Security Council. As long as the current world order with the UN and the Security Council stands, there will be no change in the rules of procedure. The order of the presidency is well-defined. It's not for them to change it." Rule 18 of the Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Securit

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Akita governor visits Russia Maritime Province official

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Governor Norihisa Satake (R) of Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, poses with Vassily Usoltsev, first vice governor of Russia's Maritime Province, after their talks in the Far Eastern Russian city of Vladivostok on Nov. 12, 2014. The two agreed to continue exchanges of experts and young people between the two sides.

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Russian envoy blasts U.S. attempts to undermine Asia-Pacific security

STORY: Russian envoy blasts U.S. attempts to undermine Asia-Pacific security DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian/English interpretation): VASSILY NEBENZIA, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations 3. various of Security Council Chamber STORYLINE: Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations said on Monday that the United States and its allies have significantly intensified their destructive actions in the Asia-Pacific region. He made the remarks at a Security Council briefing on promoting common security through dialogue and cooperation. SOUNDBITE (Russian/English interpretation): VASSILY NEBENZIA, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations "The United States and its allies are acting in the same reckless and provocative manner in Asia and Africa (as in the Euro-Atlantic region). Their destructive policies in the Asia-Pacific region have recently

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UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-VOTE-UKRAINE

(220303) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vassily Nebenzia (C), Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks before the voting of a United Nations General Assembly draft resolution on Ukraine, during an emergency special session on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York, March 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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UN-RUSSIAN MISSION-EXPELLING

(220301) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia speaks at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 28, 2022. Nebenzia on Monday regretted a U.S. decision to expel 12 staff members of the Russian UN mission. (Xinhua/Wang Jiangang)

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Russian UN ambassador regrets U.S. decision to expel 12 members of his mission

STORY: Russian UN ambassador regrets U.S. decision to expel 12 members of his mission DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Security Council meeting 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian/English): VASSILY NEBENZIA, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations 3 various of the Security Council meeting 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RICHARD MILLS, U.S. deputy permanent representative to the United Nations STORYLINE: Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, on Monday regretted a U.S. decision to expel 12 staff members of the Russian UN mission. Nebenzia broke the news at the beginning of a Security Council meeting that he was chairing. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian/English): VASSILY NEBENZIA, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations "I would like to inform you about yet another hostile step taken by the host country -- a step against the Russian mission. Just now, literally, an hour ago, we were informed

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UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION-UKRAINE

(220301) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, speaks during an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 28, 2022. An emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on Ukraine opened on Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION-UKRAINE

(220301) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, speaks during an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 28, 2022. An emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on Ukraine opened on Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-UKRAINE-RESOLUTION-FAILURE

(220226) -- UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vassily Nebenzia (C, front), Russian permanent representative to the United Nations, vetoes a UN Security Council draft resolution on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 25, 2022. The UN Security Council on Friday failed to adopt a draft resolution on Ukraine.The draft resolution, proposed by the United States and Albania, was rejected because it was vetoed by permanent member Russia. Any negative vote, known as veto, from the council's five permanent members means a failed resolution. (Xinhua/Xie E)

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UN-SECURITY COUNCIL-RUSSIA-UKRAINE-TENSION

(220201) -- UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Russia's UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia speaks at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine at UN Headquarters in New York on Jan. 31, 2022. Vassily Nebenzia said Monday that his country has no plans to invade Ukraine. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)

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Russian Ambassador to U.N. Nebenzia

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia speaks to reporters at U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 6, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russia-U.K. war of words

British Ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce (front R) speaks in New York on April 5, 2018, at a U.N. Security Council meeting on an alleged nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain. Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia (front L) also attended the meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. Security Council approves 30-day ceasefire in Syria

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia meets with reporters in New York on Feb. 24, 2018, after the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire in Syria. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. Security Council imposes oil export cap on N. Korea

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia speaks at an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on Sept. 11, 2017, after the council unanimously approved a proposal to impose the first restrictions on exports of crude oil and petroleum products to North Korea over its sixth and largest nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo