Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, speaks at a meeting of the Security Council on threats to international security at the UN headquarters. File photoUN, Sep 8Forced migrants from Ukraine, heading to Russia, go through the registration procedure, and not «filtering», as representatives of Western countries claim, Vasily Nebenzia, Russia's permanent representative to the organization, said at a UN Security Council meeting. Earlier, representatives of the United States, Albania, and Great Britain accused Russia of allegedly conducting » filtration operations» in relation to Ukrainians arriving in Russia or in territories controlled by it. According to Western diplomats, residents of Ukraine are being taken to Russia by force. «Naturally, on the border with Russia, internally displaced persons are registered, after which they help those in need to get to stationary temporary accommodation centers. We draw the attention of those who are trying to replace the concepts: Ukrainians arriving in Russia and residents The DPR and LPR go through the registration procedure, not «filtering,» Nebenzya said. «As far as we can tell, similar procedures are used in Poland and other EU countries with respect to Ukrainian refugees, but let them tell about it themselves,» he added. According to him, «how far from reality the Western colleagues have gone in their fantasies about the forcible removal of Ukrainians to the territory of Russia can be seen from the situation» on the ground. «As the permanent representative pointed out, even the Western media cannot ignore the fact that a huge number of Ukrainian citizens by hook or by crook to get from Ukraine to the territories liberated by Russia. «A long line lined up for control checkpoint in Zaporozhye, through which up to 700 people return home every day, having learned from friends and relatives objective information about peaceful life in their native towns and villages,» added Nebenzya.
Nebenzya accused Kyiv of forced evacuation of its citizens
