Boris Bondarev

A diplomat at Russia's United Nations mission in Geneva has resigned in protest at President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, becoming the first envoy ...

Boris Bondarev, who worked for Russia's permanent mission at the UN in Geneva, said what his government was doing was "intolerable", adding: "As a civil ...

He said: (I) don't know for now what I'm going to do next. Asked if any of his colleagues felt the same, Mr Bondarev said: "Not all Russian diplomats are warmongering. "I studied to be a diplomat and have been a diplomat for 20 years," he wrote. Mr Bondarev, who worked for the country's permanent mission at the United Nations in Geneva, added: "As a civil servant, I have to carry a share of responsibility for that, and I don't want to do that." He said he "disagreed" and "disapproved" with the current policy by Moscow and "as a Russian diplomat, (I) can no longer be associated with this". Boris Bondarev, who worked for Russia's permanent mission at the UN in Geneva, said what his government was doing was "intolerable", adding: "As a civil servant, I have to carry a share of responsibility for that, and I don't want to do that."

Boris Bondarev wrote: 'Never have I been so ashamed of my country as on February 24 of this year'

Asked if some colleagues felt the same, he added: “Not all Russian diplomats are warmongering. Mr Bondarev said he had not received any reaction yet from Russian officials, but added: “Am I concerned about the possible reaction from Moscow? I have to be concerned about it.” The resignation amounts to a rare - if not unprecedented - public admission of disgruntlement about Russia’s war in Ukraine among the Russian diplomatic corps, at a time when Mr Putin’s government has sought to crack down on dissent over the invasion and sought to quell conflicting narratives from the government line about how the “special military operation” - as it is officially known in Russia - is proceeding.

A diplomat at Russia's mission to the United Nations in Geneva has resigned over the war in Ukraine, writing that he has never been “so ashamed” of his ...

The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. The latest: President Biden signed a $40 billion package of new military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine on Saturday while visiting South Korea, amid signs that the United States and its allies are preparing for a drawn-out conflict. “The Ministry has become my home and family. An online directory for the United Nations in Geneva lists Bondarev as counselor at the Russian Federation’s mission. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it clear that dissent won’t be tolerated, saying in March that the Russian people can distinguish between “true patriots from scum and traitors.” “Thousands of Russians and Ukrainians have already died just for this.”

"The aggressive war unleashed by Putin...is not only a crime against the Ukrainian people... but also the most serious crime against the people of Russia."

In 18 years, he went from a professional and educated intellectual, whom many colleagues held in such high esteem, to a person who constantly broadcasts conflicting statements and threatens the world (that is, Russia too) with nuclear weapons! Instead of unbiased information, impartial analysis and sober forecasting, there are propaganda cliches in the spirit of Soviet newspapers of the 1930s. For twenty years of my diplomatic career I have seen different turns of our foreign policy, but never have I been so ashamed of my country as on February 24 of this year.

Boris Bondarev is the second high-ranking Russian official to quit since the war began in February.

“In 18 years, he went from a professional and educated intellectual, whom many my colleagues held in such high esteem [sic], to a person who constantly … threatens the world (that is, Russia too) with nuclear weapons!” In March, Anatoly Chubais — Moscow’s climate envoy and longtime aide to Putin — quit, but refrained from commenting publicly about the reason. According to his LinkedIn profile, he specialized in arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.

A Russian diplomat at the country's permanent mission at the United Nations in Geneva said on Monday he was leaving his post because of his disagreement ...

But I simply cannot any longer share in this bloody, witless and absolutely needless ignominy." He said he had raised his concerns about the invasion with senior embassy staff several times. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

A veteran Russian diplomat in Geneva has resigned over his country's invasion of Ukraine in a rare political protest from within the Russian foreign policy ...

“There are people who think the way that I think and see the situation for what it is,” he said. “Today of course we can see that there can be no negotiations, it’s just all-out war.” “Today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not about diplomacy,” wrote the diplomat, a 20-year veteran of the Russian foreign ministry. “The decision was very simple,” said Bondarev. “When you see that your country is doing the worst things and being a civil servant you’re somehow related to that, it’s your decision just to terminate your connection with the government. And I don’t want to have any responsibility for what I don’t approve of.” Bondarev published the statement on his Facebook and LinkedIn accounts and also sent copies to diplomats and media outlets.

A veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N. Office at Geneva says he resigned and sent a scathing letter denouncing the "aggressive war unleashed" by President ...

"Every family has its black sheep," a Russian diplomat to the United Nations told CBS News. But I simply cannot any longer share in this bloody, witless and absolutely needly ignominy." Asked if some colleagues felt the same, he added: "Not all Russian diplomats are warmongering. "Bondarev should be invited to speak in Davos this week," he added, "and the U.S., the U.K. and the EU should lead the free world in creating a program to encourage more Russian diplomats to follow and defect, by providing protection, financial security and resettlement for diplomats and their families." The Ministry has been my home and family. Bondarev said he had not received any reaction yet from Russian officials, but added: "Am I concerned about the possible reaction from Moscow? I have to be concerned about it."

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“They are doing so despite the Kremlin’s best efforts to manufacture and perpetuate disinformation.” "Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not about diplomacy. The New York Times confirmed the receipt of a resignation sent by email to diplomats in Geneva.

Boris Bondarev said he went to Russia's permanent mission to the UN "like any other Monday morning and I forwarded my resignation letter and I walked out."

“I was told to keep my mouth shut in order to avoid ramifications,” he said. But I simply cannot any longer share in this bloody, witless and absolutely needless ignominy.” “The (Russian foreign) ministry has become my home and family.

A Russian diplomat spoke of his fear of Kremlin reprisals yesterday, hours after resigning over the “bloody, witless and absolutely needless” war in Ukraine ...

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Boris Bondarev, 41, a counselor at Russia's permanent mission to the UN in Geneva, resigned Monday after 20 years as a diplomat, writing in a scathing ...

Asked if some colleagues felt the same, he added: “Not all Russian diplomats are warmongering. He said he had raised his concerns about the war in Ukraine with senior embassy staff several times. A veteran Russian diplomat to the UN Office in Geneva resigned Monday, writing in a bombshell letter that he felt “ashamed” to play a part in Russia’s “bloody, witless and absolutely needless” war in Ukraine.

A twenty-year veteran of Russia's diplomatic service announced his resignation Monday in protest against his country's war on Ukraine, in a rare public ...

The LinkedIn profile describes Bondarev as a veteran of Russian diplomatic service, with expertise in arms control and nonproliferation. "Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not about diplomacy. The New York Times confirmed the receipt of a resignation sent by email to diplomats in Geneva.