Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was missing in action Wednesday as the United Nations Security Council prepared to hear from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in person for the first time. …

Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia immediately objected to Zelenksyy’s appearance by asking on what grounds he’d been invited.

[On what grounds? Zelensky is the head of government in a sovereign UN member state that’s been invaded, that’s what grounds. It’s not unexpected to see Lavrov refuse to attend, but Nebenzia doesn’t have to act the fool for him. — Ed]