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“Therefore, it is quite clear that we cannot expect conciliatory statements from the leaders of the Donetsk People's Republic. They have been trying for month to push the rockets and artillery of the Ukrainian forces back far enough so that they could not threaten Donetsk and Luhansk. That, too, is a goal of the Minsk agreements and underscores the importance of implementing them. We have received much information here today, but we need to look at the roots of the problem. We need to understand what is meant by the thesis that the conflict in eastern Ukraine cannot be resolved by military means. We referred to this in the Security Council during the early phase of the conflict. Ukrainian tanks cannot simply move into Donbas.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“The members of the Mission, which included individuals from the United States, took a look the site of the tragedy in a very cursory way and then immediately came up with a statement. That runs counter to the traditional and agreed methods of work of the OSCE. Again, in this situation we see a case in which tragic events have clearly been exploited for political ends. Allow me to now move on to the more substantive part of our discussion. Regrettably, our meeting here today reminds us of a great many previous meetings, although the focus is perhaps a little different than before. Many colleagues today have focused on the statements made by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. I remind Council members that Donbas has been shelled for months by Ukrainian rockets and artillery.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Why is it that they all fixate on the statements of one leader of the self-defence formations and insist that we have to condemn them? It is quite clear that we are not acting fairly here, because a statement condemning what happened in Mariupol would have been adopted injust a few minutes, just as we adopted a statement condemning what took place in Volnovakha, which we immediately agreed to. Thirdly, we have always been in favour of objective investigations in such cases. Of course, one does not want to bring to the Security Council the work of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission. In this case, however, it seems to us that the members of the Monitoring Mission did not act appropriately.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“The fact that hundreds of individuals are dying from Ukrainian rockets and snipers does not interest them. They continue to View Donbas as Ukrainian territory. If one does not consider it to be Ukrainian territory anymore, one should just say so clearly. That would simplify things. Secondly, we always condemn the deaths of innocent people, and we stood ready to do so in the case of Mariupol as well. The fact that we were not able to do so was the result of the sloppy diplomacy conducted by a number of our colleagues using methods they have resorted to in the past with respect to the Ukrainian crisis, when they have come up with wording that is quite clearly unacceptable to one member of the Security Council. Have they ever condemned the inhumane statements that we hear from the authorities in Kyiv? Not once.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I would like to make a number of substantive comments. However, by way of introduction, 1 would like to again revisit the topic of what took place in Mariupol and the fact that the Security Council was not in a position to condemn or speak to that tragedy. A number of my colleagues have referred to this, including my Ukrainian colleague. Even when compared to his usual standards, he has really misstated the position of the Russian Federation. First, we always condemn all attacks on all civilians, and we mourn the deaths of all civilians. This is quite different from the authorities in Kyiv, who say they mourn the deaths of civilians but clearly indicate which civilians and from which regions.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Without inclusive, direct political dialogue, which should allow us to properly negotiate the parameters for constitutional reform as required by the Geneva communique and the Minsk agreements, the national reconciliation of Ukraine and a sustainable settlement in the south-east will not occur.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Until the Kyiv party of war understands that force alone cannot resolve the conflict, and that multiple-launch rocket systems, tactical ballistic missiles, phosphorous and cluster munitions, and renewed mobilizations will not help it, such incidents will occur over and over again. The Kyiv authorities must be forced to sit down at negotiation table with the self-defence formations. It is important that everyone understand that real results can be achieved only through direct dialogue between Kyiv and Donetsk and Luhansk, which the Ukrainian authorities have shirked thus far, having chosen a course of suppressing south-eastern Ukraine by military means.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“We are trying, as far as possible, to identify contacts for the meeting over the next few days. We will continue to prompt the parties towards direct dialogue, as we have done during the whole course of the internal Ukrainian crisis. In that respect, we urge the representatives of States that possess some form of influence with Ukraine's leadership, especially Washington, DC, to stop egging on the Ukrainian hawks, covering and justifying their inhumane actions, and pushing them towards a military solution to the conflict. That will only lead to an even greater catastrophe and create another hotbed of tension in Europe. All responsible members of the international community must strive to attain from Kyiv not words but actions in the interest of launching a full-fledged political settlement process.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“History knows no "if". But everything could have been quite different if the Minsk ceasefire memorandum had been implemented in a timely manner, including the handing over of heavy weaponry and handing over the Donetsk airport to the self-defence formations. We would have avoided a new cycle of confrontation had the Ukrainian authorities accepted the 15 January proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the immediate withdrawal of heavy weaponry. It is quite clear that peace in Dombas is something that is undesirable to the "war party" in Kyiv. The Kyiv authorities have been sabotaging the holding of a regular meeting of the contact group in Minsk, unjustifiably conditioning it on high-level representation by the self-defence formations. The main thing now is to hold this meeting and not to quibble over the level of the participants.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“The escalation of the situation in Dombas was the result of the Kyiv authorities consistently rejecting direct dialogue with Donetsk and Luhansk on the issue of the practical implementation of the Minsk agreements. During all of last September, we noticed the steps taken by the Kyiv forces to strengthen their military positions in the south-east. They deployed forces, equipment and heavy weaponry along the line of contact, as well as calling for new mobilizations and putting in new factory orders for defence equipment. Measures for the economic reconstruction of Dombas were replaced by attempts to suppress the regions beyond their control. First they stopped paying pensions and social benefits, and then imposed a blockade on humanitarian assistance. All the while, Kyiv was preparing for war - something they did not hide in any way.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Following the shelling of a public transport stop in Donetsk, which was clearly carried out by Ukrainian forces, for a day we had to swat away unconstructive amendments by a number of delegations. It was by exerting pressure that we were able to agree to a text at the end of the day. In the case of Volnovakha, we agreed with the text that was proposed by the sponsors within one minute. What is unfortunate is that throughout this entire conflict our Western colleagues have spent all their time accusing the self-defence formations of inhuman crimes, while they fully justify the actions of the Kyiv authorities. We have seen no constructive attempts to discuss the real reasons for the Ukrainian internal conflict and try to find a way out of the current situation.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“That took place just a few days after the meeting in Berlin of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France, at which they backed the idea of a speedy beginning to the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the line of contact as set out in the Minsk memorandum of 19 September 2014. We should also remind our colleagues that Russian Security Council draft documents on very important issues - putting an end to the blood-letting, the humanitarian situation in Dombas - were repeatedly unsuccessful. Take, for instance, a press statement in support of the Minsk agreements blocked by Lithuania and the United States of America, which was immediately submitted after they were made public, on 22 September.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“One cannot cite them selectively or take them out of context. Secondly, we have never heard anything from our Western colleagues in condemnation of the leaders of Ukraine, who have no shame when it comes to their statements and actions. There are threats that Dombas is going to be punched in the mouth, that it will be taken back by force and that it will be Ukrainized - and that the population has to prepare for "a major continental war", to which there is allegedly no alternative. Almost a week ago, no one other than Ukrainian President Poroshenko publicly declared the resumption of military activities.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“On Saturday, the members of the Security Council were not able to agree on a statement to the press with regard to the tragedy in Mariupol. The need to issue a statement was as evident to us as it was in the cases of Volnovakha and Donetsk, and we were ready to back a similar text. Why has it not been possible this time? The answer is simple: the delegations of the United States, the United Kingdom and Lithuania insisted on including in the text condemnation of one statement by the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, taken out of context of recent events and the entire crisis in Ukraine. That is something that has been pushed here at this meeting as well. But what is the full picture of what has taken place? First, the leaders of the self-defence formations made different statements the day before yesterday.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Accusations against self-defence formations are voiced immediately after events occur - almost as if they have been prepared in advance. Calls immediately emanate from Kyiv to Western capitals for financial and military assistance and for exerting pressure on the Russian Federation. However, as soon as the propaganda value ends, interest falls away very quickly in using the situation further and continuing investigation - all the more so given that, once some time has passed, one finds that the facts sometimes fall quite short of what was said initially. That is why we call for objective investigation of the January tragedies in Volnovakha, Donetsk and Mariupol, as well as earlier tragedies, including in the Maidan, Odesa and Mariupol.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“That is far from a comprehensive list of all the cities under the control of self-defence formations in which civilians are dying every day. Yet the news cycles over the past few days have focused on two incidents alone: the shelling of a bus in Volnovakha and that of a residential neighbourhood in Mariupol. It is quite clear why: both cities are controlled by Kyiv's forces. A similar tragedy in Donetsk in which a bus stop was shelled did not lead to mourning in Kyiv or to the convening of emergency meetings of the Security Council. It was not even worthy of a statement by the Secretary-General. Is it that in the areas and cities controlled by the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics we have second class citizens? It is impossible not to look at the fact that Kyiv has used the tragedies of recent days to fan the flames of hysteria.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Overall, 2,367 residential buildings have been destroyed. There has also been intensive shelling against Horlivka - something that the Western media seem not to refer to. That is also something not raised here in the Chamber by either our Western colleagues or by the representatives of the Kyiv authorities. The last week was the most difficult for Horlivka since last summer: 107 people died, including 9 children. Three hundred and seventeen people have been injured. Hospitals, 15 schools and dozens of preschools have been damaged. On 21 January approximately 10 civilians died as a result of the shelling of the city of Stakhanov, Luhansk oblast, using Uragan multiple rocket launcher systems. On 21 January approximately 10 civilians died.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation is seriously concerned about the escalation of the situation in Ukraine. Cities in south-east Ukraine have been subjected to indiscriminate shelling by heavy weaponry for countless days, resulting in hundreds of civilian casualties. We resolutely condemn such actions against the civilian population. Of course, we sympathize with all those who have suffered, regardless of which city or village the tragedy occurred. Since the beginning of January, the armed forces of Ukraine have fired virtually non-stop on the largest city in Dombas - Donetsk. Just over the past week, at least 27 civilians have died and 71 people have been injured, and 105 residences and 3 hospitals, as well as 2 kindergartens and 3 schools, have also been destroyed.”
2015-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7368 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I understand that Ms. Power decided that she had not been eloquent enough in setting out the American position, and that her Deputy needed to repeat some portions of her statement. I regret that Ambassador Power has decided not to continue this principled discussion with us on matters of international policy.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Sergey Lavrov, and that they reread my statement. In regard to the statement made by the Ukrainian representative, I have only one thing to say. In all our many discussions in the Security Council, the Ukrainian delegation has never uttered a respectful word and has actually been insulting when referring to the south- eastern part of his country. He uses the terms "bandits" and "terrorists". Sometimes the Ukrainian political elite calls them "inhuman" or "insects". I have yet to hear my Ukrainian colleagues raise the subject of inclusive political dialogue. While the Kyiv Government does not seem ready to take this up, it is now time to do so with political courage and to understand that there is no other way to keep Ukraine whole.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Power and other colleagues talked about certain conflicts that occurred as a result of the fall of the Soviet Union, and for some reason blamed Russia for them. I recall that the conflict in Transnistria could have been settled back in 2005 ifWashington, D.C., had not intervened at the last moment, convincing Chisinau not to sign the prepared agreement. Abkhazia, in South Ossetia, would not have declared its independence ifin 2001 Washington, DC, had not provoked an eruption of the already unbalanced regime of Saakashvili. I now come back to the subject of Ukraine. During today's discussion, we have heard a number of specific grievances against Russia. I would recommend that colleagues carefully study the text of the major press conference held in Moscow today by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of our country, Mr.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“After every visit of high-ranking United States officials to Ukraine, the Kyiv Government has stepped up the confrontational nature of its activities, and the current military escalation horrifically coincides with the visit to Kyiv of the commander of the American forces in Europe. It is surprising that wherever Washington, DC, turns its gaze f be it Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, everywhere - we see destabilization, crises and bloodshed. Perhaps the United States believes that Europe does not have enough problems and that the eastern part of the continent needs a long, drawn-out crisis. It would seem that some European capitals - though not yet all, as demonstrated by today's discussion - have begun to understand where things are going. Ms.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Before the beginning of today's meeting, we were supposed to hold closed consultations to consider whether or not the Security Council could make a contribution to settling the Ukrainian crisis. However, as colleagues have complained to us, the delegation of the United States showed its hand, and we know why. It was to create yet another propagandist controversy. The representative of the United States went beyond the Ukrainian topic and made a number of inappropriate insinuations regarding Russia's policies. That is why we need to talk about the United States policy. Throughout the Ukrainian crisis, the United States has played a destructive and - if we are to speak frankly - a provocative role.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“They must understand that the most pressing need now is to launch direct Ukraine-wide dialogue to discuss the constitutional makeup of the country, which should be comfortable and safe for all citizens without exception.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Russia has just decided to contribute $5 million to the World Food Programme's humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine. The Minsk agreement, signed in September by Kyiv and representatives of Luhansk and Donetsk with the mediation of the OSCE and Russia, laid the groundwork for a peaceful settlement. There is a need for the swift resumption of practical work with the contact group for their full implementation. For our part, we are doing out utmost to ensure that the next meeting in Minsk will take place as soon as possible. We urge all responsible members of the international community to put pressure on the Ukrainian authorities to move away from confrontation and bring to an end its policy on the forced suppression of the south-east.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“United Nations humanitarian actors view the situation as a full-scale crisis calling for a presence on the ground, clusters for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and financing humanitarian appeals. They have recently reported a deterioration in the situation regarding the delivery of aid due to further obstruction from the Kyiv authorities. Russia is providing significant humanitarian assistance to Donbas, in spite of the controversy that some members of the Council have attempted to raise in this regard. At the same time, we continue to seek agreement with Kyiv, in spite of its obstruction, on the conditions for the provision of such supplies. We give timely information regarding sending humanitarian convoys and cargo. Aid is also going through various channels.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“A decision has been made to withdraw all State institutions and terminate payments from the budget, including welfare and pensions. The movement of persons and goods is limited along the lines of engagement. Since 12 January, transportation between Ukraine and Luhansk has been at a standstill. The humanitarian situation is catastrophic. Just last summer, we raised this issue and proposed that the Council adopt a draft resolution in this regard. Some members of the Security Council, unfortunately, did not heed our call. They hushed up the topic, waxed poetic and squabbled about the number of victims required to qualify the situation as a "humanitarian crisis". Today there is no room for demagoguery.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“In the city of Stakhanaov, Luhansk district, up to 10 citizens were killed today as a result of salvoes from multiple rocket launchers. However, no one in Kyiv is conducting funeral marches. It would seem that the fallen are going unnoticed. A significant military force in the south-east is made up of the so-called "volunteer battalions", which are funded by Ukrainian oligarchs and answer to no one. Some of them openly use Nazi symbols. The Kyiv authorities, while constantly referring to the unity and territorial integrity of the country, have not taken a single step towards genuine national dialogue or constitutional reform with the participation of all groups and regions. Moreover, Kyiv is doing everything to cut off the south-east in practical terms.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“The Ukrainian Government is using this tragedy to the full extent so as to incite militaristic hysteria. The very next day, the Ukrainian brass stepped up artillery and bomb strikes against the cities of Donbas, resulting in the deaths of dozens of civilians, including women, children and the elderly. A bus stop was hit yesterday, resulting in two deaths and 11 serious injuries. Those are just the latest such incidents. A Russian television station on the ground said that today in Donetsk eight civilians had been killed and 30 wounded, including children. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian newspaper reported that today five civilians had been killed and 29 wounded. The websites of Ukrainian militias say basically the same thing.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“In the city of Donetsk alone, more than 1,000 houses have been destroyed. Many small towns and other inhabited areas have been totally destroyed. There have been strikes against residential areas and infrastructure, with total disregard for international humanitarian law and basic moral decency. Even major western non-governmental organizations, which hardly sympathize with the militia, say that the Ukrainian security forces do not distinguish between military and civilian targets. Kyiv reacted immediately to a terrible incident that occurred on 13 January involving a passenger bus in Volnovakha, leveling charges at the militias without any investigation or trial. However, according to the conclusion of the OSCE Mission, the firing came from the north-north-east direction, which is an area where it is dubious rebels could be.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“However, speaking on German television, Prime Minister Yatsenyuk lamented the fact that during the Second World War "the Soviet Union invaded Ukraine and Germany". Apparently, he would like Ukraine to remain under Nazi occupation even today. Still, enlightened Europe kept silent on the matter. Indeed, it is very strange that those who claim to be civilized can tolerate such a subversive ideology. This is the ideology guiding Kyiv's so-called "anti-terrorist" operations, which are, in reality, punitive operations. Aircraft, heavy weaponry, artillery, banned cluster and phosphorus munitions, tactical missiles and multiple rocket launchers are being used against cities in the south- east. The confirmed death toll is approaching 5,000. Refugees and internally displaced persons number in the millions.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Let me recall Bandera's words: "I will kill every Pole from 16 to 60 years of age". Shukhevych so instructed his followers: "Do not bully; destroy! Fear not that people will curse us for cruelty. If only half of the Ukrainian population of 40 million remains, there is nothing wrong with that!" Now incendiary marches, in the style of the Waffen-SS, with portraits of the so-called "heroes of Ukraine" are held completely openly, with the approval of the Kyiv authorities. Honestly, the Ukrainian people deserve better heroes. The people of eastern Ukraine View this as Americans would feel if in the United States the founding day of the Ku Klux Klan were proclaimed a national holiday and its members marched in Washington, DC, with burning crosses and formed detachments to be sent to other areas of the country to put things in order.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“On 9 May, Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War, in Mariupol, civilians were shot. And at the beginning of in July there were again airstrikes in Luhansk. The nature and dynamics of the crisis in Ukraine are difficult to understand without an understanding of the ideological undercurrents. Last year, 14 October was declared a public holiday in Ukraine - the day of the establishment of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army - which fought on the side of the Nazis. That is an all-out glorification of Ukrainian Nazi collaborators and misanthropes Bandera and Shukhevych, who have the blood of tens of thousands of Soviet and Polish citizens on their hands. Bandera gave indiscriminate orders to execute his opponents on a massive scale, in particular on grounds of nationality.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Has anyone here heard anything about the inclusive national dialogue referred to in the Minsk protocol? The first thing that the forces that came to power after the coup in Kyiv did was to forge ahead with decisions aimed at restricting the rights of linguistic minorities and suffocating dissidents. Despite the fact that half of the country speaks in Russian, almost all Russian-language media were closed down, Russian television broadcasts were forbidden and the political forces representing the Russian citizens in south- east Ukraine were intimidated or simply banned. The south-east and south saw horrific crimes be committed, which have not yet been brought to light or seriously investigated. On 2 May in Odessa, dozens ofpeople were burned alive in the House of Trade Unions building.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Many times here in the Chamber, we have pointed to the fact that those who come to power as a result of a coup d'etat i the so-called Government of the victors - and while enjoying support from armed radicals are conducting a policy that has nothing in common with establishing a country of national unity. Kyiv has cast aside all instruments concerning a political settlement of the internal crisis. The 21 February agreement signed by Yanukovych and the opposition on the establishment of a Government of national unity had become a dead letter by the next day. The Geneva statement of 17 April, providing for swift and comprehensive constitutional reform involving all regions and political forces, was ignored. The road map of the Chairman of the OSCE was rejected.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Over the entire time of the ceasefire, the Ukrainian side violated the Minsk agreements by stepping up its military presence in the south-east of the country, there was a strengthening of militarization and regrouping, as well as new waves of mobilization appeals from Kyiv to avenge the defeats of 2014. At the same time, a number of countries actively supporting the "war party" in Kyiv irresponsibly provided Ukraine with military-purpose items. It is clear that the events of recent days are yet another attempt by Kyiv to resolve the internal political conflict militarily, which will definitely lead to exacerbating the crisis of the State of Ukraine and numerous civilian casualties. Ultimately, it is fraught with catastrophe.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“The Russian side expressed its readiness to bring its influence to bear on the militias to ensure that the option was adopted in good faith and to avoid civilian casualties, and suggested providing assistance to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) regarding monitoring of the implementation of those steps. I underscore that the letter was sent in accordance with a request discussed during telephone contacts between Russian and Ukrainian leaders. However, instead of appropriately responding to the proposal, the Ukrainian side resumed artillery shelling of Donetsk. The current escalation of the situation in Donbas is hardly fortuitous.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“On 15 January, the President of Russia sent a letter to the President of Ukraine regarding the need to rigorously implement the silence regime, as well as about the need for a swift withdrawal of weaponry from the engagement line, in accordance with the Minsk agreements, based on coordinates that were insisted upon by the Ukrainian side - I stress that - as well as a timetable with a list of actions for the sides regarding the the withdrawal of each type of conventional and reactive artillery, also in line with time frames put forth by Ukraine.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Despite the fact that, in line with the Minsk agreements, the airport was to have been given to the militias, the matter has not been resolved peacefully because of disputes in other areas of the engagement line. Ukrainian armed forces have continued to shell Donetsk and other populated areas, leading to a large number of civilian casualties.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Are all of the resolutions and presidential statements adopted here relevant for such a country as Ukraine? The Russian Federation is ensuring full compliance with the Minsk accords to settle the Ukrainian crisis. We take that into account during contacts with the sides, including the leadership of Ukraine and the rebels and representatives of interested foreign countries, including under the Normandy format. Unfortunately, Kyiv botched the 16 January meeting of the Minsk contact group: the Ukrainian representatives did not show up at the Belarusian capital. The situation on the ground has recently worsened significantly, with the Donetsk airport becoming the epicentre of clashes.”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Security Council holds a large number of meetings on a number of worthwhile topics in this Chamber. We use many beautiful words about the need to peacefully settle political crises, about the impossibility of a military solution, about the rule of law, democracy and the inclusiveness of political processes and about human rights and the primacy of the protection of civilians in conflict. However, after discussing Ukraine here about 30 times, the question arises as to how well-aligned the declarations are with the situation in the country. Are they directly applicable, or are they provided just for the sake of eloquence, to be discarded when political suitability takes precedence?”
2015-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7365 (2015) · source
“Furthermore, in order to bring about lasting peace, there is a need to take account of cultural, historical and regional issues as well as the specificities of relations with neighbouring States. The context for stable and equitable societies also varies from country to country, but the common denominator must be to take account of all social segments and groups in the process of the State's carrying out the relevant tasks. In conclusion, I wish to note that the Russian Federation, committed as it is to such an approach, continues at the national level to consistently strengthen and harmonize relations among various segments of society so as to ensure social and nationwide cohesion. This was indeed one of the aims of the 15 January Moscow forum on "The State and civil society: cooperation for development".”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“That is why we have consistently called for an effective division of labour among the principal United Nations bodies and the discussion in the Security Council only of situations that have a direct bearing on imminent threats to international peace and security. In this connection, we fully agree with the relevant ideas of Ambassador De Aguiar Patriota, the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission. It is clear that in every crisis there is a need for subtlety, a balanced and impartial approach and patience in seeking a solution that is acceptable to all parties to a conflict. For some States, the root causes of conflict have socioeconomic undertones. In others, they take the form of the political and cultural exclusion of entire regions from public life.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“We call for restraint and circumspection in the discussion of development issues in the framework of non-specialized bodies, in particular in the Security Council. This also applies to other individualized platforms for activity, including with respect to issues related to justice and the upholding of human rights. It seems that the incorporation of such elements in the agenda of the Security Council will inevitably lead to the duplication of work that is already ongoing and give rise to strong political antagonisms and justified claims that the Security Council is encroaching on the prerogatives of other United Nations bodies.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“All aspects of the global economic agenda, including combating inequalities and ensuring inclusive economic growth and development, should be considered in the framework of the intergovernmental process being carried out under the auspices of the General Assembly in preparation for the September 2015 summit, when a post-2015 global development agenda is proposed for adoption. There should be no politicization ofwork in the context ofagreement on this agenda. We are also opposed to a broad interpretation of the concept of sustainable development that would include new aspects, including the so-called political dimension, that are not in keeping with the ideas set forth at Rio+20.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“The interconnected tasks in the areas of security, human rights and development, enshrined, inter alia, in the outcome documents of major forums held under the auspices of the United Nations, including the Millennium Summit, the 2005 World Summit and the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), are of particular relevance for States in a period of post-conflict rebuilding in which the United Nations plays a central coordinating role. Peacebuilding assistance here should aim to promote the devising of priorities by national Governments and should target national capacity-building. Here we see room for close cooperation among the Peacebuilding Commission, the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“In that context, we fully endorse strengthening mechanisms for dialogue and conflict prevention and improving the United Nations and in particular the Security Council's instruments in the areas of preventive diplomacy, peacekeeping and post- conflict peacebuilding. We remain convinced that the unchanging guideline for such activities remains the universal norms of international law and the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“The Russian Federation has always viewed the United Nations as a unique deliberative platform for the creation of a more sustainable and lasting architecture for international relations, where primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security lies with the Security Council. In today's context of global dynamic changes, various regions are experiencing full-scale, sweeping geopolitical transformations, with a growing potential for conflict. There are increasing numbers of internal conflicts, compounded by armed clashes and difficult socioeconomic conditions. Against that backdrop, long-standing issues are ever more pressing, including the trans-boundary proliferation of weapons, organized crime, drug trafficking and new threats such as terrorism and Violent extremism.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Madam President, we are very pleased to welcome you at the helm of the Security Council. We would express our gratitude to the Chilean delegation for the convening of today's meeting as well as for the preparation of the presidential statement just adopted (S/PRST/2015/3). We also thank the Secretary-General, who set the tone for today's debate, and the Permanent Representative of Brazil, Mr. De Aguiar Patriota, for his statement and his effective leadership of the Peacebuilding Commission in 2014. We also listened carefully to the statement made by Nobel Laureate Ms. Gbowee.”
2015-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7361 (2015) · source
“To let this opportunity slip away would be an unforgivable mistake, as it is in the interest of a speedy end to the fratricidal conflict in Syria and of the consolidation of positive forces of Syrian society to counter international terrorism and violent extremism. We hope that our appeal will be heard by the Syrian sides, influential outside forces and regional players alike.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source