Russia bids for UN rights body in test of wartime support

Russia on Tuesday will seek to return to the UN Human Rights Council, a test of what Moscow contends is quiet support despite fierce Western-led criticism over its invasion of Ukraine.The ambassador of Albania, which is running against Russia and has sharply criticized the invasion of Ukraine, said the UN General Assembly "has an important choice" to "demonstrate that it is not ready to take an arsonist for a firefighter."

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