Despite Russia’s attempts to secure a seat, the aggressor state has failed for the third time in a row.

"States Parties have made a clear choice: a systematic violator of the Chemical Weapons Convention cannot influence the OPCW governing body," Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha commented.

"Today’s victory is not only an honour, but an important instrument to ensure proper and timely responses to chemical threats stemming from Russian aggression against Ukraine. 

We will continue working to ensure that international law is upheld and that the world remains protected from the threat of chemical weapons."