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Grlić-Radman

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2023-02-24

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2023-09-20

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1. “For that same reason, accountability for crimes committed in Ukraine must be upheld. That is not only because the victims of Bucha, Irpin or Kharkiv deserve justice. More than anything, there needs to be accountability so that we can prevent such atrocities from recurring and, thus, safeguard the multilateral system and the role of the United Nations. With that in mind, Croatia supports efforts to promote accountability for international crimes committed in and against Ukraine in all relevant multilateral forums, including the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council of Europe. In doing so, we should also keep in mind that the pursuit of accountability is not an event, but part of a long and complex process. The post-conflict transition will also be very challenging.”

   2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

2. “Recognition of those unalienable rights is the foundation on which the United Nations were built upon. In that sense, we are all Ukraine. The Security Council will remain a casualty for as long as the war rages in Ukraine. The General Assembly responded responsibly and without hesitation by holding a special session and offering a clear platform for the world’s condemnation of the war against Ukraine. That global call continues to provide immense value and support to multilateralism. However, in order for the multilateral system to be efficient, the world needs fully functional United Nations organs, dedicated to their respective mandates, and their mutual cooperation. Regrettably, we lack that today. Multilateralism can be effective only if it is founded on justice, but justice cannot be maintained if there is no accountability.”

   2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

3. “The energy insecurity, also created by the Russian invasion, has harmed not only the global economy, but whole societies, peoples and regions around the world. The fact that these actions come from a permanent member of the Security Council, and a nuclear-weapon State no less, makes the threat to global peace only greater. By denying the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, the pillars of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, Russia attacked the very idea of multilateralism and the United Nations itself. Ukraine, one of the founding Member States of the United Nations, has an inherent and undeniable right to defend itself and to fight for its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.”

   2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

4. “Mr. Grlić-Radman (Croatia): Croatia aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union. I would like to add some remarks in my national capacity. Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine is the greatest challenge to global peace and security in decades. Surely, most of the significant tragedies caused by this Russian invasion are mired in human fatalities — war crimes and crimes against humanity that displaced and otherwise harmed human lives. But Russia’s war has also caused unprecedented economic, social and humanitarian tragedies whose effects are felt globally. By deciding to terminate the Black Sea Grain Initiative and increasing military attacks on Ukrainian ports and agricultural infrastructure, Russia continued to weaponize food and further aggravate global food insecurity.”

   2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421Resumption1 (2023) · source

5. “We admire the bravery and dignity of Ukrainians defending their country and their homes, and we owe them gratitude for standing for the crucial principles of the Charter and the rules-based international order.”

   2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

6. “One such resolution (General Assembly resolution ES-11/6) acknowledging the tragedy and injustice visited on Ukraine was adopted overwhelmingly yesterday by the General Assembly. With some exceptions, the world continues to support Ukraine and its people’s right to self-defence. After a year, the Ukrainians have not tired, and so shall not we in our support. However, we do not accept the normalization of this cruel war deliberately targeting civilians. Russia started this war and Russia is the only one that can stop it by removing its troops from Ukraine. Until that moment comes, Croatia will continue to stand with Ukraine and its people and for its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.”

   2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

7. “It aims to dismantle global security and usher in an age in which brute force and land grabs are the accepted norm. The Russian army invaded Ukraine, not the other way around. Nothing can hide that obvious fact. Although each country here at the United Nations has its own concerns and aspirations and turns to its different friends for help, in this war there is only one side we can stand on: the side protecting the right of a country to defend itself. It is our duty to support that just cause. Not so long ago, Croatia was victim to a very similar war with almost the same pretext and cynical justification. In that difficult situation, every kind of help mattered, even if it amounted to mere acknowledgment of the enduring tragedy and even if it was just words recognizing victimization.”

   2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

8. “It also brought with it a series of atrocities, accompanied by the targeted destruction of civilian infrastructure and mass displacement of people. Accountability for those crimes is important to provide at least some comfort and a sense of justice to the victims and their families, but it would also serve as a warning and a deterrent to other potential perpetrators. The misery brought about by the Russian aggression has not been confined to the borders of Ukraine. Its poisonous effects have been felt around the world as food and energy insecurity become widespread globally. This deadly war aims not just to conquer Ukraine and strip it of its independence; it aims to invalidate the Charter of the United Nations and the very tenets of international law.”

   2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source

9. “Mr. Grlić-Radman (Croatia): Croatia aligns itself with statement delivered by the representative of the European Union, and I would like to add some remarks in my national capacity. One year ago, the Russian Federation sent more than 100,000 of its soldiers, tanks and warplanes to invade Ukraine, with more following after. Russia’s troops marched from the east, the north and neighbouring Belarus in an attempt to break Ukraine’s resistance in one swift move. That full-scale invasion is in fact a dramatic escalation of the aggression that began in 2014 with the Russian occupation of Crimea and parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. The war has brought nothing but loss of life, countless injuries, suffering and destruction.”

   2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source