France's UN ambassador Jerome Bonnafont spoke at the UN Security Council in New York on Monday during an emergency meeting on the Ukraine-Russia war. The US delegation walked out of the meeting in protest at comments made by France that compared Washington's voting on human rights to that of authoritarian states.
What sparked the diplomatic row?
The diplomatic row was initially sparked last week, when the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending Volker Turk's term as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. After the vote on Friday, France's UN mission criticised the US and compared it to North Korea and Russia.
