Polyansky: The American and British attacks on Yemen are unacceptable and harm the internal settlement

Russia – Russia’s Deputy Representative to the Security Council, Dmitry Polyansky, confirmed in a Council meeting that the American and British strikes on Yemeni territory are unacceptable, stressing that they harm the internal Yemeni settlement.

He said, “We note the destructive role of the coalition that has established itself as its ruler, led by the United States and Britain, and which continues to launch weekly attacks on Yemeni territory.”

He added: “We reiterate that the missile and bomb attacks launched by the Western coalition led by the United States on the territory of sovereign Yemen are categorically unacceptable, as are attempts to justify aggression by Security Council Resolution 2722 or by referring to the right to self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.” “.

Polyansky stressed that such actions harm the internal Yemeni settlement and undermine the efforts of international and regional mediators, noting that because of such actions the Yemeni settlement has temporarily stopped.

After the escalation of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Ansar Allah group (the Houthis) announced that they would carry out attacks on Israeli territory and would not allow ships linked to Israel to pass through the waters of the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait until their operation in the Palestinian Gaza Strip stopped. Since mid-November of last year, they have attacked The Houthis destroyed dozens of civilian ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

On January 12, the British and American armed forces, using aircraft, ships and submarines, launched their first strikes against “Ansar Allah” targets in a number of Yemeni cities, including Sanaa and Hodeidah. The targets were missile and drone sites, as well as affiliated radar stations. For the group.

Source: RT