Russia lost elections to three United Nations bodies this week. This suggests that opposition to its invasion of Ukraine remains strong..

The 54-member United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) voted after the 193-member United Nations General Assembly approved six non-binding resolutions regarding Russia's invasion. The latest, dated February 23, approved on the eve of the anniversary of the invasion - called on Moscow to stop hostilities and withdraw its troops.

During the ECOSOC vote, Russia was defeated by Romania for a seat on the Commission on the Status of Women. The Russian Federation also lost to Estonia in the struggle for membership in the executive board of the UN children's agency UNICEF. Russia was also defeated by Armenia and the Czech Republic during a secret ballot for membership in the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice..

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While voting for members of 14 commissions, councils and expert groups controlled by ECOSOC, Russia was elected to the Commission for Social Development by acclamation, from which the United States and Great Britain dissociated themselves, saying that the Russian invasion violates international law and the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Following the same simplified path, Russia was elected to the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Accounting and Reporting Standards.

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Earlier it was reported that since April 1, the Russian Federation will chair the UN Security Council.. Chief EU diplomat Josep Borrell said that this status of the Russian Federation is coming to the date - April Fool's Day.

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called it " Russia will play the role of head of the Security Council for a month, after which the chairmanship will pass to Switzerland.

According to media reports, countries such as the United States, Britain and France may reduce the level of their representation in the Security Council during the Russian presidency, but there is no talk of a boycott or protest.

According to experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Vladimir Putin intends to use Russia's chairmanship of the UN Security Council to legalize aggression against Ukraine.