Russian delegation leaves UN General Assembly in protest during Poroshenko’s speech

UNITED NATIONS, September 28. /TASS/. The Russian delegation quitted the United Nations General Assembly during Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s speech at the U.N. summit on sustainable development, a top-ranking Russian diplomat told TASS late on Sunday.

"We left the meeting hall in protest against his openly politicized and aggressive speech which had nothing to do with the summit’s topic," the diplomat said.

One Russian diplomat however remained in the hall. When asked why this diplomat stayed, the source said, "The Russian side is in the habit of heeding its opponents and not ignoring their words.".

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