Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, said that the Russian side has requested for a vote on its draft humanitarian resolution on Ukraine on March 23.
"Yes, we have asked for a vote. We think this is the right time," Ria Novosti quoted him as saying, RT reported.
On March 18, it was reported that Russia cancelled the vote on a resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine in the UN Security Council.
Earlier, Russia had cancelled the vote on the resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine in the UN Security Council. This was stated by the Russian Permanent Representative to the organisation, Vasily Nebenzya.
"Colleagues from many delegations came to us and complained about merciless pressure and arm-twisting from Western partners, up to economic blackmail and threats... The United States and Albania circulated a letter in which UN members were urged not to sponsor our resolution. We understand how difficult it is for these countries to resist this onslaught, so we decided not to ask for a vote on this project yet," Ria Novosti quoted Nebenzya as saying.
At the same time, he noted that Russia has not withdrawn the draft resolution.
Russia Says Putting Peace Terms Up For Vote In Ukraine Will Harm Negotiations
Russia has said that Kiev's idea to put peace deal terms up for a referendum will only hurt the ongoing talks.
Moscow launched a military campaign against Ukraine late last month.
"We're convinced that putting [the terms] before the public at this moment can only undermine the negotiations that are already going a lot slower and are less substantial than we want them to be," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, RT reported.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky had suggested earlier that peace terms of "historical" importance may be the subject of a referendum.
"The people will have to respond to certain compromises," he told reporters on Monday, adding that the details were still dependent on talks with Moscow.
Russia and Ukraine held several rounds of talks in Belarus, later switching to discussions via video link.
Zelensky reiterated that Kiev is seeking security guarantees from Russia and the West. Moscow, meanwhile, said that it wants Ukraine to officially become a neutral country, renouncing its bid to join NATO, a US-led military bloc that Russia views as a threat.
Moscow further said it wants the "demilitarisation" and "denazification" of Ukraine, as well as for Kiev to recognise Crimea as a part of Russia, and the republics in Donetsk and Lugansk as independent states.