The political scientist questioned Burbok's ability to strengthen the anti-Russian policy at the UN.

Annalena Burbok, who has assumed the post of President of the UN General Assembly, is unlikely to be able to strengthen the anti-Russian policy pursued by a number of the organization's member countries. This opinion was expressed by political scientist Alexander Blokhin on Tuesday, September 23.

"In fact, only two categories of countries are imposing sanctions against Russia and pursuing an anti—Russian policy at the UN: the West itself and American satellites, that is, states that have essentially lost their sovereignty: Japan, South Korea and others. <...> So Burbok will join them," Blokhin said in an interview. talking to the website aif.ru .

The political scientist doubted that she would be able to strengthen anti-Russian policy in the international arena.

"It will simply follow in the footsteps of countries that have long opposed the Russian Federation," Blokhin concluded.

In September, Burbock assumed the duties of President of the UN General Assembly at the organization's headquarters in New York.

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On September 14, she allowed the possibility of sending a UN peacekeeping mission to Ukraine after reaching a peace agreement, RT reports. Berbok added that UN peacekeeping activities will be necessary to ensure lasting peace, Moscow 24 writes.

On September 16, Zakharova compared Berbok's tenure as president of the UN General Assembly in the year of the 80th anniversary of the Victory to a devilish grin. 360.ru . She also said that for Burbock, the post of president of the General Assembly is "another podium, another microphone" through which she can irresponsibly express her ideological preferences.

Earlier, on September 9, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Berbok would become an anti-symbol of the 80th UN General Assembly. Statements justifying or glorifying Nazism will not remain without reaction from the Russian Foreign Ministry and law enforcement agencies, Zakharova added.

Earlier, the Berliner Zeitung newspaper admitted that Berbok's nomination for the post of chairman of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly may be part of her strategy, which consists in the fact that the politician intends to take up the post of Secretary General of the organization.

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