The First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy, affirmed that Western strikes on Yemen violate international law and that the right to self-defense does not apply to protecting shipping.
“Such actions by Western countries constitute a direct violation of international law. The right to self-defense cannot be used to ensure freedom of navigation,” Polyanskiy stated during a session of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East.
Al-Masirah channel reported on Wednesday that the Al-Jabana area in the Hodeidah governorate, western Yemen, was subjected to two airstrikes. This comes within the campaign initiated by the United States and Britain on January 12, which launched a wide-ranging attack on sites in several Yemeni cities.
