Dozens of delegates walk out of Russia's speech to UN rights council

Britain's ambassador to the U.N. Simon Manley walks out with other delegates during the speech of Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia at the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GENEVA (Reuters) -Dozens of dignitaries walked out of Russia's speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday in support of Ukraine.

The delegates, including the ambassadors of France, Germany and Britain, gathered outside the room where the session was taking place to mark three years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.