US, Albania request meeting of UN Security Council on Ukraine

The delegations of the United States and Albania requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine for September 8, a source in the UN told TASS, Report informs.

Albania presides over the Security Council this month.

"Yes, Albania and the US initiated the meeting," the source said. The topic of the meeting is expected to be the anniversary of the Russian-held illegal referendums in the occupied Ukrainian regions.

A meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine is scheduled for September 20 at the level of heads of delegations who will arrive for the high-level week of the UN General Assembly.