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MOSCOW, Apr 16Russia, having announced the early termination of its powers in the UN Human Rights Council, did not allow the defeat of its rights in the further work in this organization, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin told RIA Novosti. «If Russia agreed on April 7 with the» Libyan scenario «, we, in fact, we would have received a similar «disqualification» for the remaining year and a half of our membership in the HRC. We would have been assigned the role of a silent spectator — nothing more, «the diplomat said. He noted that the documents that established the HRC do not say anything about measures after the suspension of the membership of any of the countries. The Deputy Minister recalled that in 2011 the Council suspended Libya's membership — the official Tripoli was then deprived of all powers: the right to take part in decision-making and vote, speak on agenda items, prepare and distribute any statements. The Libyan delegation could only continue to be in the meeting room, and even then not behind their sign. Russia, the interlocutor of the agency stressed, «could not be satisfied with this option.» In turn, the observer status provides Moscow with opportunities comparable to the powers of the HRC member states. «We will continue to make our initiatives, take part in the negotiation process on draft resolutions, make speeches and statements. In other words, we will be able to convey to the international community — albeit in more complicated conditions — the Russian position on topical international issues,» Vershinin added. />Russophobia kills. What will the blockade of Russia lead to On April 7, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution suspending Russia's work in the UNHRC due to the military operation in Ukraine. 93 states voted in favor. Against — 24. Abstained — 58. Among those who abstained are Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, India, Kuwait, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that such an action does not bring any «added value» to the Council itself, and Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the desire to «cancel» Russia's membership in the UN Human Rights Council an attempt to influence Moscow for an independent policy. Russia began military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry called the US campaign to exclude Russia from the UN HRC a theater of the absurd