Dossier
U.N. Security Council meeting
Coverage of U.N. Security Council meeting in the Nexus archive.
- US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally's criticism of America's human rights record
U.S. diplomats walked out during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine after France criticized America's human rights record, following U.S. opposition to reappointing U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk. The incident reflects strained relations between the Trump administration and France, with the U.S. accusing France of insincere moral posturing.