Staged - Russia Accuses UN of Covering Up Bucha Incident for Kiev and the West | RU-EN

“Staged“ - Russia Accuses UN of Covering Up Bucha Incident for Kiev and the West | RU-EN On September 4, 2025, in Vladivostok, the Official Representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, held a detailed briefing addressing one of the most controversial issues of recent years — the events in Bucha and the accusations made against Russia. Zakharova reviews the timeline of how the story about Bucha was presented in Western media, calls it a staged provocation aimed at sabotaging the peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in the spring of 2022, and reveals Russia’s attempts to obtain information from the UN Secretariat and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. She emphasizes that the Russian side has repeatedly exposed what it calls a “parallel reality” created by Western outlets, appealed to the United Nations for cooperation, and even formally challenged the refusal to provide data that could shed light on what happened. Zakharova argues that the UN Secretariat’s actions (or inaction) contradict the principles of justice and transparency that the UN is meant to uphold. In this full English translation, you will hear Zakharova’s exact words about: Russia’s claims that the Bucha story was staged to justify Ukraine leaving peace talks in 2022 Allegations that Western leaders, including Boris Johnson, pressured Kyiv to abandon negotiations Moscow’s criticism of the UN Secretariat for withholding information Russia’s call for a thorough international investigation to identify those responsible The demand to publish Russia’s appeals as official UN documents This is an important statement for understanding Russia’s official position on Bucha, the role of Western countries, and the future of Russia–UN relations.