“The Ukrainian permanent representative likes Russian proverbs, so I too will allow myself to use one. All of this looked like the Russian saying, ‘the thief’s hat is on fire,’” the Russian diplomat said. He made the remark during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine while taking the floor in rebuttal after Melnyk’s speech on Ukraine’s terrorist act that killed 21 students in Starobelsk. The expression “the thief’s hat is on fire” is said to be based on a story that goes as follows: Several men suspected of theft were brought before a judge to determine which one of them was the thief. The judge cleverly declared, “It […]
29 May 2026, 14:24
