US accuses France of 'disingenuous grandstanding' at UN

US accuses France of 'disingenuous grandstanding' at UNTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedUS accuses France of 'disingenuous grandstanding' at UNCloseThe United States' deputy ambassador to the UN, Dan Negrea, accused France of "disingenuous grandstanding" during a Security Council meeting on Ukraine, following criticism from France's UN mission over Washington's opposition to a second term for UN human rights chief Volker Türk. Negrea said the US remained a "beacon of liberty."After the vote on Friday, France's UN mission criticised the US and compared it to North Korea and Russia. "The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore," it posted on X.SubsectionWorldPublished17 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsUnited StatesFollow United Statesclose panelYou are now following United StatesUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.United NationsFollow United Nationsclose panelYou are now following United NationsUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.FranceFollow Franceclose panelYou are now following FranceUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description