Kremlin: US and British strikes on Yemen are illegitimate

WORLD, Jan. 12 (YPA) – The Kremlin on Friday condemned the United States and the United Kingdom for military strikes against Yemen.

“From the point of view of international law, they are illegitimate,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said when asked about the strikes on Friday.

“We condemn them,” he told reporters, when asked to comment on the strikes. “They are illegitimate under international law. This is our position,” Peskov added.

He pointed out that the UN Security Council had earlier passed a US-drafted resolution condemning attacks in the Red Sea by the Yemeni Armed forces and demanding an immediate end to them.  Eleven UN Security Council members voted for the document, while four countries, including Russia, abstained.

“We abstained. The countries that carried out the attack sought to justify their actions as lawful. However, they failed because the resolution adopted does not grant anyone the right to carry out strikes,” the Kremlin spokesman stressed.

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