OREANDA-NEWS Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, spoke about instructions from the capitals restricting the work of diplomats. The deputy permanent representative stated this in an interview with.

According to him, despite the fact that representatives of states in the organization should contribute to a better understanding of countries and peoples, there are instructions beyond which it is impossible to go. "As soon as the position comes, we are absolutely bound by these limits. We can nuance it, but in fact it will be announced in the form in which the instructions came. So in any country, without exception. And our Western colleagues — former partners — also understand this very well," he said.

Earlier, Polyansky said that foreign diplomats at the UN perfectly understand the complexity of the current international situation and support Russian colleagues on the sidelines. "They see that we are trying, and in a purely human way, many people sympathize with us and express their empathy, as soon as the cameras turn on, of course, work on television begins immediately: PR, threatening speeches and, as in the case of Permanent Representative Kislitsa, real tantrums," the deputy permanent representative summed up.