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Kyslytsya

lines on the record: 887
first: 2010-10-26
most recent: 2023-12-29
sittings or episodes: 80
sources: un-security-council

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“Amin Awad, had announced that Vynnytsya was prepared to be a main hub for all United Nations humanitarian missions. The Russian occupiers are killing Ukrainian children, consciously and cynically. At least 38 children have already been killed since Russia’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine; more than 70 have been seriously wounded. Due to the ongoing shelling of civilian infrastructure in many cities, this number may be increasing right now. Ukraine deeply regrets that more than 2,000 citizens of India, China, Turkey, Pakistan and other countries are suffering today alongside Ukrainians from Russian aggression. The Government of Ukraine is in contact 24/7 with the diplomatic missions and consulates of foreign countries to ensure that their citizens can safely return to their countries as soon as possible.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“Thousands of Ukrainian children have been deprived of their right to education. According to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, as of 6 March, 34 hospitals had been destroyed. The World Health Organization has reported that 6 Ukrainian doctors have been killed and 11 wounded as a result of the Russian shelling. Given the threat of bombing and shelling, hospitals and maternity wards have moved their patients to basements. The country is running low on critical medical supplies. We therefore call on all United Nations humanitarian missions to act decisively to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis without delay. Yesterday, the occupiers completely destroyed the city airport of Vynnytsya. It must be noted that the Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine, Mr.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“This means that defending Ukraine from the Russian aggression also protects the world from hunger. Given that the Russian leadership is attempting to conceal real losses and resolutely denies any discussion of the ways to return their soldiers bodies, Ukraine is facing the additional threat of a health crisis. We are speaking about dozens of thousands of bodies decomposing in the fields of Ukraine — the bodies of Russian soldiers. In this regard, we call on the ICRC to set up a database of fallen occupiers and prisoners of war through the ICRC Central Tracing Agency, as well as to provide assistance in returning the remains of the fallen occupiers to Russia. According to the Ministry of Education, more than 211 Ukrainian schools have been damaged or destroyed by the Russian military forces since the beginning of the invasion.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“The Chornobyl disaster of 1986 teaches us that the effects of nuclear accidents endure for hundreds and even thousands of years. The carbon dioxide being released as a result of Russia’s scorched-earth tactics will likewise linger in the atmosphere for the long term, compounding the effects of greenhouse gases on the climate. So far, Ukraine has been one of the guarantors of global food security. That status is now being challenged by the Russian war against Ukraine. The implications at the global level will be catastrophic. As just two examples, 55 per cent of the sunflower oil exported worldwide comes from Ukraine, and 60 per cent of Ukrainian agricultural products are exported through seaports. The closure of ports and the sea by the Russian army threatens the global supply chain.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“The arrangement was made and broken by the Russians. Despite a route through Poltava being agreed, including with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Russian side has already sent us a letter with routes to Russia and Belarus only. I call on the Russian side to revert to the previously agreed routes to allow Ukrainian and foreign citizens to leave for Europe. Today, more than a hundred Ukrainian cities and villages, attacked and besieged by the aggressor State, are on the verge of a humanitarian disaster. The population does not have access to drinking water, food, medicine, electricity, heating or other basic necessities. Much of the environmental damage inflicted on Ukraine by the Russian invasion will likely prove irreparable in the near to medium terms.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“I totally agree with my friend, Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière, who said that it is pure hypocrisy to push Ukrainians into Belarus or Russia. Ukraine calls on Member States to spare no effort in forcing Russia to uphold the ceasefire regime in order to open humanitarian corridors and prevent a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe. Life is very dynamic. Unfortunately, while we have been sitting here and discussing our business, another appalling example of Russia’s disregard for its own commitments on humanitarian corridors has taken place just now. According to available information from my capital, Russia has undermined arrangements on humanitarian corridors for tomorrow. I regret that we did not have this information when all my colleagues at this table called me to discuss this business.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“First of all, Russia must stop violating the ceasefire arrangements aimed at ensuring rapid, safe and unhindered passage through humanitarian corridors. It must put an end to spreading disinformation and manipulating the lives of civilians. Evacuation through humanitarian corridors is possible only when the ceasefire regime is fully upheld. The Ukrainian side is ready for that. We also consider inappropriate any attempts by Moscow to force civilians, Ukrainian citizens and foreigners alike, in the besieged cities to flee to the territory of Russia and Belarus, taking into account the high probability of provocations, in particular the evacuated being taken hostage or used by the Russian armed forces as human shields. That looks especially cynical when European borders are wide-open to refugees from Ukraine.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“This prevents the safe exit of humanitarian convoys carrying Ukrainian and foreign citizens, as well as the delivery of medications and food.” Today, hearings in Ukraine’s lawsuit against Russia in a case of genocide have been commenced at the International Court of Justice. As an immediate action, Ukraine has appealed to the International Court of Justice to impose precautionary measures in this case in order to stop the bloodshed We condemn Russia’s unwillingness to fully implement General Assembly resolution ES-11/1, “Aggression against Ukraine”, and in particular to immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine. In fact, not only is Russia not fully implementing it — it is not implementing it at all.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“For instance, they shelled depots with evacuation buses near Mariupol, blew up the railway near Irpin in the Kyiv region to prevent evacuation by train, and destroyed the bridge on the way to Volnovakha — all of which were the main routes for evacuating civilians. As was stated today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: “Today, in violation of the previously reached agreements, the Russian Federation yet again disrupted the opening of the humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of the civilian population from besieged cities and the suburbs of the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk and Kherson regions. Russia’s armed forces continue their bombing of and missile attacks on Kyiv, Mariupol, Volnovakha, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and other cities, towns and villages.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“Some interpret “Z” as standing for the first letter in the Russian word for victory. Some say it stands for the first letter in the Russian word zapad, meaning “west”. I would insist that it stands for the first letter of the Russian word zvyeri, meaning “animals” — or rather, “beasts”. Russia continues to cynically disregard the norms of international humanitarian law during hostilities. Russian troops block the numerous attempts of the Ukrainian authorities to evacuate civilians through humanitarian corridors. They deny international organizations access to provide humanitarian assistance to the most affected places. It is even more appalling that Russian troops have opened fire on evacuees and evacuation vehicles and shelled the roads allocated to humanitarian corridors.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“Twelve days of an all-out Russian invasion in Ukraine, including from the territory of Belarus, have brought us to the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe of a potentially global nature. I would like to thank all the countries that are accepting Ukrainian refugees and have been letting other foreign nationals into their territory. As we have already heard, more than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have already fled the unprovoked war unleashed by Russia. At Sachsenhausen in Germany in the spring of 1942, an extermination unit was built in the industrial yard, with a crematorium and a neck shot unit. The gas chamber was added in 1943. The SS cynically named the building Station Z. “Z” is the letter that the Russian military is putting on its vehicles departing for Ukraine.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“It is already the shared duty of the international community to stop the Russian murderers and terrorists by closing the skies over Ukraine, supporting Ukraine in terms of security and humanitarian assistance and expelling Russians from international institutions, as they do not deserve to be among civilized and responsible nations. Einstein said that the world will not be destroyed by those who do evil — the Ukrainians can deal with evil — but by those who watch them without doing anything. The people of Ukraine are doing more than they can, including by paying the ultimate price — paying with their lives. Yet still, shamefully, there is a handful of those among us who do nothing. We must act now or it may be too late, not only for Ukraine, but for all of us. The meeting rose at 1.20 p.m.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“I should like to ask Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo to forward our request to Secretary-General Guterres to ensure that every single body of the United Nations and every employee of the Secretariat respects General Assembly resolution ES-11/1 of 2 March and does not deviate from the language of the resolution or substitute it with ambiguities or falsities like “special military forces”, when it is called aggression against Ukraine. A week of full-fledged Russian invasion has already resulted in thousands of people killed, more than 1 million refugees and destroyed infrastructure.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“We would also like to recall that, on 30 March 2015, in a letter to the President of the Security Council, contained in document S/2015/225, Ukraine requested the deployment of an international peacekeeping and security operation in the territory of Ukraine, with the exact modalities to be defined in consultations with the Ukrainian side, while taking into account that Russia’s armed forces could not be a part of the peacekeeping contingent because it is precisely the occupation armed forces that should be separated to maintain a ceasefire and peace. The failure of the Security Council to act, especially owing to the position of the Russian Federation as a party to the conflict, would be the historical responsibility of the Security Council and the entire Organization.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“Today, I have sent a letter to the President of the Security Council, recalling the Council’s decisions on no-fly zones during previous conflicts in order to prevent further civilian casualties, protect the civilian population from air attacks, including humanitarian personnel, and ensure access for humanitarian assistance and evacuation. In that regard, we ask the Council to consider the issue of protection of nuclear power plants and other critical infrastructure in Ukraine. Urgent discussion on establishing a ban on all flights in the airspace over Ukraine should be a top priority for the Security Council.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“The shelling of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant is also a gross violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. We are disappointed by the reaction of the IAEA, whose statement did not go as far as to include any mention of the attacking side. We demand clear and decisive action from the IAEA. The international community must respond adequately to the actions of the Russian Federation, which could lead to an unprecedented nuclear catastrophe. All Russian forces must be withdrawn from the nuclear power plant.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“The result of a nuclear disaster on such a scale — God forbid were it to happen — could exceed all previous accidents at nuclear power plants, including the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear power plant disasters. Russia has deliberately undertaken an armed attack against a nuclear power site — an action that has violated all international agreements with the IAEA, in particular the Agency’s Statute and Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency and the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“This is an appalling example of gaslighting and an example of what he probably intended to present as almost an angelic message of peace. But let me remind him and all of us that Satan was also an angel — an angel that rebelled against God. I would like to ask the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation if he is still able to communicate with his capital, which is probably not the case. Who knows? I ask the Russian representative to appeal to the armed forces to ensure a safe corridor, to allow the foreign students to leave the areas of concern and to stop spreading lies. He knows very well what is going on there if he is indeed in contact with his capital.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“Data from the automated radiation monitoring system of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant do not work. The cooling of the nuclear fuel within the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power units is maintained by dedicated systems of power units, in accordance with the requirements of the technical regulations for safe operation. If, at any point, the cooling process is disturbed, that could cause radioactive damage across large territories and have irreparable consequences for the environment of the entire continent. Thousands of people, including civilians, who are currently unable to evacuate the area near the plant due to the ongoing shelling and fighting, would be affected. I turn now to a pair of lies by the Russian Ambassador about the foreign students.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“There has been no rotation of personnel since yesterday morning. The building of Unit 1 main building is damaged. The overpass of the special building is damaged. The telephone line connection is disrupted and not available at the moment. The stage of the power units now is as follows. Unit 1 is in outage. Its main building is damaged. The overpass of the special building is damaged. Units 2 and 3 have been disconnected from the grid and the cooldown of the nuclear installations is being carried out. Unit 4 is in operation at 690 megawatts of power. Units 5 and 6 are being cooled down. State nuclear safety inspectors of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine are not allowed access to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant site. Changes in the radiation situation have not been registered.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“He had no idea what his capital and what the President were planning to do in the middle of one of our recent meetings. I would therefore not really rely on his words. As a result of the shelling on the territory of the nuclear power plant, a fire broke out, killing and injuring several people. The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant site, as well as the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, is currently under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. Employees of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant are monitoring the condition of the power units and ensuring their operation, in accordance with the requirements of the technical regulations for safe operation. It is alarming that several employees responsible for maintaining nuclear security at the site were reportedly killed by Russian soldiers.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“In retaliation, Russia has resorted to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Russia does not even try to hide them. Residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages across the country are being ruined by Russian bombs, shells and missiles. Peaceful civilians are being killed. Critical infrastructure is totally damaged. Just yesterday, Russian air strikes killed 47 peaceful residents of the city of Chernihiv, including children. But that is not enough for Russia, or terror Russia, as one may already call it, because yesterday it committed an act of nuclear terrorism while shelling and seizing the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in the town of Energodar. The lies of the Permanent Representative of Russia are not surprising. He may not be properly informed by his capital, and we saw that on many occasions in the Security Council.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for the immediate reaction by the Under-Secretary-General to the lies of the Russian representative. We are all accustomed to the lies. “We have survived the night that could have stopped the history of Ukraine and Europe,” said the President of Ukraine this morning. Indeed, every day provides us with newer and newer evidence that it is not only Ukraine under Russian attack; it is Europe; it is the entire world; it is humankind; and, finally, it is the future of the next generations. Russia seems to be furious that its plans to quickly invade Ukraine have already failed. Russia is furious that the Ukrainian people continue to courageously fight for its freedom. Russia is furious about the worldwide solidarity with Ukraine.”
2022-03-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8986 (2022) · source
“The Russian Ambassador laments the fact that a dozen Russian spies will no longer be able to enjoy all the benefits of American life while conducting activities that are incompatible with their status, which is used as a cover. The Russian Ambassador should instead work hard to report to his superiors on his cronies — a bunch of cronies — in line with his narrative here at the United Nations. I would like to conclude by saying that I look forward to midnight, although midnight is the most dangerous time right now, as that is when the majority of attacks take place. However, I look forward to midnight when this abomination of an occupation of the seat of the President of the Council will come to an end.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“Council members have all heard the lies from the Russian side, the lies in Moscow, the lies in the General Assembly and the lies in the Security Council. Do not listen to Russian lies. Listen to Ukraine’s cries. Listen to the cries of men, women and children who have lived in peace, who deserve to remain in peace and who support — and will forever support — Council members’ own nations’ efforts for peace, across Europe and around the world. Russia has tried, and failed, to defend its lies. But the people of Ukraine, with the help of the world, will never fail to defend our land. Do not listen to Russia’s lies. Listen to Ukrainian cries. We need the Council’s help.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“The Vice-Prime Minister is working to help people at the border crossing-points in the western regions of Ukraine who have been waiting to cross for at least one to two days, provide assistance to internally displaced persons in those areas, including housing, schools and jobs, and to provide humanitarian aid to civilians who have remained in their homes and are now cut off from markets, including in the occupied territories. This is not only a security crisis. This is a humanitarian crisis, as I said earlier. The Russian war against Ukraine has brought the entire region to the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. Let me therefore repeat our call to international organizations to provide every possible form of humanitarian assistance and record all cases in which international law and international humanitarian law are violated.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“All of the information will systematize the quick and effective communication and distribution of essential goods. Olga Stefanishyna, the Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine, who has been appointed as the Government coordinator for humanitarian assistance, is working 24/7. There are many urgent things to do, such as agreeing on humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from the most endangered territories. However, I need to warn the Council not to be misled by Russian assurances of security. Russian words often, if not always, do not match their deeds. For instance, just recently, we heard Russian politicians and diplomats, even here in this Chamber, say that there would be no invasion of, or attacks against, Ukraine. Therefore, those corridors can be easy targets for the Russian army.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“It could be hundreds of thousands of people who have been forced to flee across international borders into neighbouring European countries, mostly Poland, Slovakia and Romania. It can take several days of waiting to cross the border, and we are grateful that more checkpoints on the border with Poland have been opened, including two additional pedestrian crossings for all who want to get from Ukraine to the neighbouring safe country. Key local authorities have set up a coordinating humanitarian headquarters to provide food and basic necessities to those in need. An electronic platform will be launched tomorrow. On the platform, businesses will be able to provide information about available resources, and Kyiv residents will be able to make their needs known.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“A journalist and a photographer working for the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet were injured when their car was targeted in the district of Okhtyrka of the Sumy region. Ukrainian children are crossing the EU-Ukraine border without their parents and without power of attorney from their parents. In that regard, we request decision-makers in the EU countries to provide clarifications and instructions to EU institutions in order to secure the free movement of, and assistance to, such underage persons and their guardians. According to the Ministry of Education of Ukraine, more than 350,000 school children have no access to education. Schools are closed, owing to severe insecurity in several areas across the country. The number of refugees is being assessed.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“Russian military aggression affects not only Ukrainians, but also threatens thousands of foreigners who remain in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Government is doing its best to facilitate their passage at the State border, even as the border has become overwhelmed with the massive influx of people fleeing Russia’s armed aggression. Temporary volunteer assistance points have been set up at the border to provide foreign students with food and other humanitarian needs. Please do not be misled by Russian disinformation: there is no discrimination based on race or nationality, and, if there are cases, they should be investigated. Journalists working in the free press are also under fire during live reports from the scenes of action and hotspots.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“Given the expansion of the conflict in recent days, it is my intention that this investigation will also encompass any new alleged crimes falling within the jurisdiction of my Office that are committed by any party to the conflict on any part of the territory of Ukraine; “I will also be asking for the support of all States parties, and the international community as a whole, as my Office sets about its investigations. I will be calling for additional budgetary support, for voluntary contributions to support all our situations and for the loan of gratis personnel. The importance and urgency of our mission is too serious to be held hostage to lack of means.” I would say to my colleagues from around the world that this affects them too.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“In his statement, the ICC Prosecutor said: “I have reviewed the Office’s conclusions arising from the preliminary examination of the situation in Ukraine and have confirmed that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with opening an investigation. In particular, I am satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to believe that both alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in Ukraine in relation to the events already assessed during the preliminary examination by the Office.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“It is why I say that this is a humanitarian crisis. As we sit here, Russian missiles are aimed at destroying critical infrastructure, which could lead to a serious environmental disaster and even radioactive contamination. International humanitarian law is crystal clear: none of those facilities are legitimate military targets. The civilian population of Ukraine is the first to suffer from such attacks, and, if we do not act today, it will be far from the last. We welcomed the statement issued today by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Karim Khan, on the situation In Ukraine and his decision to proceed with opening an investigation.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“According to Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Lyashko, as of today more than 352 people, including 16 children, have been killed, and approximately 2,040 people, including 45 children, have been wounded. Russia continues attacking kindergartens and orphanages. Russia is attacking hospitals. Russia is attacking mobile medical aid brigades with shellfire and sabotage groups. Russia fired on ambulance crews near Zaporizhia and Kyiv. Let me say that again so that everyone can see those images in their minds: Russia is attacking hospitals, mobile aid brigades and ambulances. This is not the action of a State with a legitimate security concern; this is the action of a State determined to kill civilians. There is no debate. These are war crimes. These attacks violate the Rome Statute, and they are far from over.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“Let me provide the Security Council with the latest available information from the Government of Ukraine. Today is the fifth day of a full-scale, unprovoked and unjustified war launched by Russia against Ukraine — launched by Russia against the very heart of Europe, launched by Russia against the idea and the ideals of democracy. It is the most horrible and large-scale invasion since the Second World War. This morning (see A/ES-11/PV.1), I told the General Assembly about the shelling of the residential city of Kharkiv by Russian Grad rockets, which killed and wounded dozens of innocent civilians. The residents of Kyiv — home to 3 million innocent people — and its suburbs are sitting in Russian crosshairs right now.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“At the same time, millions of Ukrainians will require his attention, in particular our children, women, older persons and other vulnerable citizens. I wish him and his team strength and mercy in their work. Let us be clear: this is not only a security crisis. This is a humanitarian crisis. This war of choice is not only a violation of international law, but it violates the conscience of the world. Security assistance is needed, but it alone is not enough. We call on international organizations to provide us with humanitarian assistance. We call on the international community to register all cases in which international law and international humanitarian law are violated. Almost all speakers and briefers today were unanimous in their assessments: the situation in Ukraine could deteriorate sharply.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“First of all, I would like to thank the Security Council for addressing this urgent issue. With every new day, the unprovoked Russian war against Ukraine increases the human suffering across the entire country. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the Secretary-General for his powerful statement and relentless engagement with the situation in my country. The Ukrainian Government welcomes the appointment of Mr. Amin Awad as Assistant Secretary- General to serve as United Nations Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine, and I know he has arrived in Geneva and assumed his duties. His mission will be extremely difficult against the backdrop of the ongoing Russian military activities, which are often equal to war crimes.”
2022-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8983 (2022) · source
“I am prepared to take back my words if he were to follow the example of his colleague, Oleg Anisimov, the head of the delegation of the Russian Federation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change at the closure of the session. Today, in response to the emotionally charged statement of the Ukrainian delegation — and it is difficult now for us to speak without emotion — he said that “those who see what is taking place can find no justification for the attack against Ukraine.” That statement was made at a closed meeting, but it was confirmed by a number of participants, and subsequently by Mr. Anisimov himself. There are always choices to be made in life. For example, one can remain a human being or one can continue to defend evil. Everyone has a choice.”
2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source
“Ukraine’s case before the International Court of Justice will establish that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is based on a lie and a gross violation of international law and must be stopped. As the Ukrainian people continue to bravely stand against Russian aggression, Russia’s lies will be exposed and Russia’s contempt for international law will be confirmed. Ukraine will bring Russia to account. (spoke in Russian) In conclusion, I wish to address the Ambassador of the Russian Federation. During a previous meeting, I spoke about children and parents who take pride in, or are ashamed of, theactions taken by their kin. It seemed to me, at that point, that the Russian Ambassador took my words very personally.”
2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source
“The Court has jurisdiction to hear Ukraine’s case and to order emergency measures on the basis of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, also known as the Genocide Convention. The Genocide Convention is one of the most important international treaties drafted in response to the horrors of the Second World War and the Holocaust. Russia, however, has twisted the concept of genocide and perverted the solemn treaty obligation to prevent and punish genocide. It has made an absurd and unfounded claim of alleged genocide as a justification and pretext for its own aggression against Ukraine, in violation of the sovereignty and human rights of the Ukrainian people.”
2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source
“That is quite an invitation for the negotiations at the border of Belarus — quite a way to escalate and raise stakes by the aggressor on the eve of negotiations. Ukraine has filed a case against the Russian Federation at the International Court of Justice, as well as a request for the Court to issue an order of provisional measures against Russia. We will distribute that information and very soon, if it is not already there, it will be available on the Court’s website. Ukraine seeks an emergency hearing and an order by the Court that Russia must cease its unlawful attack on Ukraine. Russia will have to answer for its behaviour at the world court in The Hague.”
2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source
“I therefore want to take this opportunity to read out the telephone number for anyone in Russia who would like to call regarding soldiers who may have been killed or taken prisoner in Ukraine and enquire about their well-being. The number is (380) 894201860. We will distribute that information after the meeting. I hope that the Russian Government does not shut down the website of the United Nations now that I have read that number. We condemn the fact that Belarus is deeply engaged in the armed aggression against Ukraine. Since the beginning of the Russian aggression, Belarus has provided its territory for the Russian offensive. Today, Zhytomyr Airport, in the Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr, was hit by Iskander missiles launched from the territory of Belarus.”
2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source
“As always, Russia denies that its soldiers have been taken prisoner and does not acknowledged all the soldiers who have been killed. In that regard, Ukraine has opened a hotline entitled “Come Back Alive from Ukraine” for the relatives of Russian soldiers who are not aware of their whereabouts and cannot contact them. The hotline was opened by the Government of Ukraine and received over 100 calls from Russian mothers during its first hour of operation. It is unfortunate, however, that today, pursuant to the decision of the Prosecutor-General of the Russian Federation, the hotline and its dedicated website have been shut down.”
2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source
“Thirty-three schools with over 5,500 students are closed due to severe insecurity in civil areas. Today, I have brought those appalling facts to the attention of UNICEF, asking it to respond immediately to the situation, give proper qualification to the actions of the Russian Federation and take all possible measures to prevent further deaths and violence against children in Ukraine due to the blatant Russian aggression. I sent them via diplomatic note and I look forward to working with UNICEF on the issue. The losses of the enemy as early as 27 February have amounted to nearly 4,300 personnel killed and over 200 taken as prisoners of war. That detailed information has been posted by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.”
2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source
“Viktor Lyashko, at least 16 children have been killed since 24 February, when the large-scale military aggression against Ukraine was launched. On 26 February, a 7-year-old girl died after having been seriously wounded during the shelling of a kindergarten in the city of Okhtyrka. On the same day, due to the shelling and gunshots, a child was killed and two more wounded at the Okhmadet Children’s Hospital, in Kyiv. Due to the threat of air raids, maternity hospitals in a number of Ukrainian cities — including Kiev, Kharkiv, Sumy, Irpin and Bucha, to name just a few — cannot operate normally. Ukrainian children are being born in bomb shelters. According to the Ministry of Education of Ukraine, as of now more than 350,000 schoolchildren have no access to education.”
2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source
“Now, most instances of fighting are occurring around the Ukrainian capital, as well as in the north- east in the cities of Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv and in the southern cities of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Mariupol. Long-range operational and tactical aircraft, high-precision long-range weapons and multiple rocket launcher systems are being widely used against the Ukrainians. Among the most telling recent examples of the Russian course of action in Ukraine was a missile strike on the town of Vasylkiv, which is practically a suburb of the capital. A missile hit the oil depot, causing a large-scale fire. There was also shelling in Kharkiv that damaged the gas pipeline. According to the Ukrainian Minister for Health, Mr.”
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“Please proceed to the shelters.” I recommend that they look at the pictures and footage of what is happening, day after day, night after night. I will continue to invite all members of the Security Council to join in the catharsis — the purgation — of this institution that will save it for the next generation. Russia persists in its aggression, despite the initial plan for a blitzkrieg, which has failed. We can all see that. That failure prompted the bloody and mad Russian leadership to order the heavy shelling of residential areas, critical infrastructure and hazardous material storage sites in retaliation for Ukrainian resilience and resistance. It is extremely alarming that, today, the Russian President has resorted to open nuclear blackmail. The world must take that threat very seriously.”
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“I would like to express my gratitude to those Council members that have supported the request to call for an emergency special session of the General Assembly. I immediately express my regret that, once again, rule 20 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure has not been properly applied by the presidency. However, I express my relief that this rape of the institution of the presidency of the Security Council will be over in less than 48 hours. To those who appear to see no reason to support the request to hold the emergency session — despite the letter I sent to all members yesterday — as well as the representative of the aggressor, I would like to address the following. Do they know what the most common warning is now in most Ukrainian cities? “Attention: air raids.”
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“The Russian people deserve liberty, and they will have it — if not tomorrow, because tomorrow is not possible, but probably in the near future.”
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“All that gibberish about who said what and when in the Normandy format can by no means justify the offensive. By no means can it justify thousands and thousands of Russian troops on our territory. The President of Russia today called on the Ukrainian army to remove the Government of Ukraine. Is he crazy? Russia should show respect for the core principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter: sovereign equality, non-use of force or threat of force against the territorial integrity and political independence of States. In my opening remarks, I said that the parents of all Ambassadors here are proud of their children and that the children of the Ambassadors are proud of their parents. It is so painful to imagine what your family must think about you when you lie every day. The Russian people deserve peace and democracy.”
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