UNITED NATIONS, January 11. /TASS/. Russia is concerned that the US-authored resolution on the Red Sea that was adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) may trigger military action in the region, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya told reporters on Wednesday.
"This is what causes our concern," Nebenzya said, taking a question from a reporter who had asked whether Russia thinks that the resolution "would open the door to military action."
The Russian envoy described the document as "controversial."
Earlier on Wednesday, the UNSC adopted a draft resolution, co-authored by the United States and Japan, condemning attacks by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea and demanding an immediate end to the attacks. As many as 11 UNSC members voted for the resolution, while four countries, namely, Russia, China, Algeria and Mozambique, abstained.
Prior to the vote, Russia had proposed adding the phrase "in particular, the conflict in the Gaza Strip" to the provision that calls for the need to "address the primary reasons, including conflicts that increase regional tensions."
The document "condemns in the strongest terms" the Houthi attacks on commercial vessels since last November and demands that Yemen’s Houthis immediately end their attacks.