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Nebenzia

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“They will also know that on Victory Day, which is a sacred holiday to us all, they will be able to pay tribute to those who fought against Nazis to liberate their lands rather than those who collaborated with them and committed heinous crimes. From 2014 onwards, Kyiv deliberately adopted a course towards physical extermination of the unwanted people of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics — who are, by the way, Ukrainian citizens — with the backing of the European Union and the United States. They did not lift a finger to force the Kyiv authorities to uphold the Minsk agreements, which guaranteed the safety of the people of those republics and a dignified future within Ukraine.”
2022-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9138 (2022) · source
“Mr. Nebenzia (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Referendums on accession to the Russian Federation were held in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions. The official results will be announced over the next few days. This is a long-awaited event for the people of Donbas. It should bring peace to their lands, which they have not seen for eight years, during which time the people have lived in constant fear for their lives. Throughout those years, bombardments of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics killed about 10 people a week, including children. As for the residents of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions, they will finally be able to rest assured that no one will take away their right to speak Russian and have their children educated in the Russian language.”
2022-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9138 (2022) · source
“Many Member States find themselves in a difficult domestic political situation, yet their leadership are not subjected to the same thing. There is also the matter of the lion’s share of humanitarian assistance being earmarked for Ukraine, while those in need in other parts of the world are seemingly forgotten by Western donors, even though billions of dollars are being spent on new arms supplies to Kyiv. There are also double standards in how migrants are treated, when refugees from Ukraine are welcomed with open arms in European countries while those from Africa, the Middle East and other places are rejected. We would ask all Members of the United Nations to take a principled position on this.”
2022-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9138 (2022) · source
“It is unfortunate that these primitive public relations stunts devalue the role of the Security Council and the United Nations, which is supposed to be a forum for serious dialogue — and not for public relations shows. This once again illustrates the true regard of Western delegations for the United Nations, who really do not care about maintaining its foundations, authority and prestige, or even how it is viewed in the eyes of the international community, and who are ready to sacrifice it all in their Russophobic frenzy. I would like again to underscore that we stand for the sovereign equality of States and categorically against double standards when there is discrimination practiced at the United Nations.”
2022-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9138 (2022) · source
“It is precisely this type of show that the Ukrainian delegation put on in the General Assembly during high- level week, (see A/77/PV.7) when well-rehearsed extras were brought into the Hall to applaud a pre-recorded video of the statement made by the Ukrainian President. That was then sent out on social media in order, apparently, to show so-called “broad support” among the members of the General Assembly. One need not think that no one noticed, as many delegations expressed their astonishment when groups of supporters under the leadership of Western delegations came in and, once their roles were over, left in an equally organized manner.”
2022-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9138 (2022) · source
“Mr. Nebenzia (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Once again, we would like to make clear our position regarding yet another attempt by our Western colleagues to push through the participation of the President of Ukraine, Mr. Zelenskyy, in today’s meeting via video-teleconference. We have repeatedly underscored that, in and of itself, we are not against the participation of the President of Ukraine or his representatives. However, that participation must be in person. Furthermore, that has been required for more than 75 years by the rules that guide the work of the Security Council. It is therefore also a question of respect for the Council, which must not be turned into a forum for political shows or cinema. Connivence on these matters causes very serious harm to the Security Council’s prestige.”
2022-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9138 (2022) · source
“Now, however, according to the recent FAO/WFP report entitled Hunger Hotspots, it is losing food produced in the major grain-producing regions in the north-east, which are de facto occupied by the United States, and suffering from the impact of Western sanctions on its own food security. It is also important to consider the humanitarian impacts of freezing the foreign assets of Afghanistan, where under the threat of mass famine the people have been resorting to extremes, including selling their own organs and children. We hope that all members of the Council and observers will refrain from using the fight against hunger in their geopolitical games and focus on the real actions they can take to prevent hunger.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“Despite the obstacles, we have been able to send 7 million tons of fertilizer abroad, including 3 million tons to countries of the global South. To get essential goods to market, the Russian part of the grain export deal must be implemented with real results. If not, a selective approach to the Istanbul grain agreement could torpedo it. In conclusion, we would like to remind the Council that in the context of resolution 2417 (2018), it would be a good idea for the specialized agencies of the United Nations and the Council to pay attention to the situations in other countries as well. We would like to hear a precise assessment from United Nations experts of the situation in Syria, where the country was once not only self-supporting in the provision of grain but also exported millions of tons.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“Due to disruptions in banking transactions, Russia has been unable to safely transfer its voluntary contributions to the WFP for several months. We are talking here about tens of millions of dollars that among other things would help countries facing the risk of mass famine. There is a similar situation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, where projects supporting the food industry in States in need, including Syria, are also being disrupted. For its part, Russia is seeking ways to support global food security. Between May and August this year alone, we were able to export 6.6 million tons of grain, of which 6.3 million tons went to countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. By the end of the year, we expect to ship 30 million tons of grain, and we are prepared to increase that amount to 50 million tons.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“Our businesses are warning that if the disruptions of Russian fertilizer exports do not end — we are talking about 14 million tons of fertilizer a year, which helps grow 100 million tons of crops — an additional 500 million people around the world could soon face hunger. I would therefore like to ask our Western colleagues if that is what they are trying to achieve. The sanctions on Belarusian fertilizer are also exacerbating the situation. We would like to hear calls on the leaders of Western countries about this from the leadership of United Nations agencies, including the WFP, at international meetings and in the media. We hope to see the United Nations join in those efforts. The Western sanctions are also undermining global food security in another way.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“The managers of private Russian fertilizer companies are facing personal restrictions. Their products are being blocked by the authorities in a number of European ports to the tune of almost 300,000 tons worth tens of millions of dollars. Our producers are prepared to send those goods to developing countries free of charge, but they are simply not being allowed to export them. It is important that we acknowledge the severity of the problem. According to the assessment of the head of UNCTAD, if farmers do not get fertilizer in October and November, they will use significantly less of it, by approximately 20 per cent in Africa, for instance. That will inevitably lead to reduced production volume at the next harvest and already threaten represents a physical food shortage.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“For example, a memo with clarifications from the European Commission dated 10 August essentially bans European shipping operators from transporting Russian fertilizer to third countries — that is, in Africa, Asia and Latin America — but allows them to ship to EU States, which is certainly a fantastic help to poor countries. That selfishness, cynicism and hypocrisy from European Union officials is particularly telling. The situation regarding Russian fertilizer is alarming. In 2021, the global price of fertilizer reached record levels, including as a result of the destabilization of the markets due to ill-considered and forced energy transition policies and non-competitive resistance to Russian energy carriers. This year, with new sanctions and supply chain disruptions, the situation is even worse.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“The restrictions complicate banking transactions, including for banks that are systemically important to Russia’s agriculture sector, where accounts are simply being closed. Transportation insurance rates have skyrocketed. As we understood from a recent United Nations briefing, those rates have been significantly reduced in relation to the the price of grain from Ukraine, but the same cannot be said of Russian goods. There are also problems emerging regarding interactions with shipping operators. Our ships have been denied access to European ports, which are important transshipment points for the normal functioning of supply chains. But the explanations given to the business sector by the sanctioning countries’ authorities often exacerbate the situation.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“To return to the goal of resuming commercial shipments and the Istanbul agreements package, the latter, as we know, has a second part, which is a memorandum of understanding between the Russian Federation and the Secretariat on assisting Russian food products and fertilizers in accessing world markets. It can be found on the websites of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNCTAD. So far, there have been great difficulties in implementing that document because our deliveries are being hindered by illegal unilateral sanctions. The repeated claims by the EU and the United States that their sanctions are not an obstacle to exports of food and fertilizers does not correspond to reality.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“We are once again pointed to the consequences of the events in Ukraine, which demonstrably ignores the effect of Western countries’ ill-conceived monetary policies aimed at combating the coronavirus disease crisis, when against a backdrop of disruptions to supply chains, trillions of unsecured dollars, yen and euros were poured into Western economies. The inflation that could be expected to result from that spread to other countries. And now the fact that Western central banks are raising interest rates poses a new threat to excessively indebted developing countries.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“But how does that line up with the previous declarations about helping the poorest of the poor? So far only two ships have reached them through the World Food Programme (WFP), with a third being prepared. The United Nations officials say that shipments depend on donors’ contributions. We would like to ascertain from the WFP Executive Director why funds already available in the budgets of its largest country programmes are not being used for that purpose in Somalia, for example, where as we understand from what Mr. Griffiths said, the chances of avoiding famine are minimal. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), there is another explanation for unaffordable food prices in the developing world, and it is high inflation. Where did that come from?”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“It is unlikely that such a cynical approach will solve the problem. In response, we hear that part of the grain that is shipped to Europe will be re-exported to countries in need. As far as we know, our Turkish colleagues have continued those efforts, processing the grain before re-shipping it. But so far we have heard nothing about the re-export of grain by European Union countries other than from EU diplomats in New York. I wonder how the re-exports from Europe to those in need are being done. Are they being sold on a commercial basis at market prices? In that context, we learned unexpectedly from a statement by our United Nations colleagues the day before yesterday that the original purpose of the Black Sea Initiative was to restore commercial shipments from the region to customary buyers.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“More than half of all the shipments are maize, and according to FAO estimates, a significant percentage of this year’s Ukrainian maize is not food grade. Most of the food- grade wheat, amounting to millions of tons, was exported from Ukraine in 2021. At the time there was even a debate in Ukrainian media on possible food- security risks to Ukraine itself. The data correspond to Ukraine’s typical shipments of maize to Europe but do not correlate with its statements about helping the hungry in sub-Saharan Africa, where other crops are consumed. Incidentally, at the beginning of September we learned of an article in The Guardian about British projects to help Africans raise edible insects. At one of today’s events we heard that similar projects are also being supported by the World Bank, which cited the high cost of fertilizer.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“Does that mean that the previously stated goal of lowering prices has been achieved? If we are to judge by United Nations statements, it has not. International prices have fallen, but that has not translated into lower prices at the national level in the countries of the South. So what is going on? The geography of the shipments within the framework of the Black Sea Grain Initiative shows that almost half of all shipments go to high-income countries, while only six shipments out of 136 — that is, 4 per cent — with just over 250,000 tons of cargo sent to the poorest countries experiencing a food crisis. In comparison, 58 ships — that is, 42 per cent — with a cargo of more than 1.2 million tons were destined for European Union (EU) countries.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“Russia, however, had guaranteed that it would not exploit the situation for the purposes of the special military operation. Türkiye and the United Nations brokered the Istanbul agreements, set up as a package, which I want to point out was the idea of the initiators, not Russia. What are we seeing now? Even before the conclusion of the grain deal, wheat prices had fallen to their December 2021 levels. After that, in the two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative launched, approximately 3 million tons of grain have been exported. The Food Price Index of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has fallen for a fifth month in a row. While it is still high, international prices for food commodities had been steadily rising since 2020, long before the deterioration of the situation in Ukraine.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“They noted that the Black Sea region accounts for 30 per cent of world wheat exports without mentioning the fact that Russia’s share is about 25 per cent. They asserted that the main problem was high food prices and that if the issue surrounding the ports in Odesa remained unresolved, millions of people would die, with “the poorest of the poor” (ibid., p.4) throughout the world “on the brink of starvation” (ibid., p.21). We in Russia understood the seriousness of the situation and did not block the export of Ukrainian grain through the humanitarian corridor we opened. The real reasons for the grain export issue are illustrated by the recent incident in which a Romanian warship was blown up by a drifting Ukrainian mine near Constanța.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“Unfortunately, today the subject of food security is shamelessly being manipulated for geopolitical ends. Western countries continue to blame Russia for every problem, including the food crisis, even as they acknowledge that it preceded the special military operation in Ukraine. In the propaganda attack on Russia, any argument that does not conform to the West’s goal is declared disinformation or propaganda while our opponents’ claims are termed facts. Let us therefore look at the actual facts. In May, at a Security Council meeting (see S/PV.9036) and in the media, United Nations representatives spoke about the importance of the grain exports through the Black Sea from Ukraine, which they portrayed as the world’s breadbasket.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“Mr. Nebenzia (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We note the timely topic of today’s meeting, and we thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Mr. Maximo Torero and Mr. David Beasley for their opinions and assessments. The situation of civilians as a result of worsening food security against the backdrop of numerous armed conflicts throughout the world continues to be extremely worrying. The causes of food crises in any country need specific analysis without hasty generalizations. Nevertheless, according to experts’ estimates, conflict is now the main cause of acute malnutrition in a couple of dozen States. The Secretary-General recently warned of the risk of mass famine in five countries, four of which have been on the agenda of the Security Council for years.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9133 (2022) · source
“Achieving sustainable results will require time and considerable efforts from both Baku and Yerevan, as well as the unity of the international community. Geopolitical competition and zero-sum games can only damage the process. But the most important thing for us today is to stop the fighting and implement the ceasefire agreements.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Obviously, we are only at the beginning of the difficult path to reconciliation between the two countries. We believe that the basis for the normalization of relations between Baku and Yerevan continues to be the full implementation of the provisions of the trilateral statements by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. All three documents are comprehensive and inextricably linked, as their provisions are interdependent. Their implementation will ensure the conditions for achieving sustainable peace in the Southern Caucasus, which is in the interests not only of the States of the region but of all their neighbours. Russia is determined to continue to provide Baku and Yerevan with all necessary assistance for the implementation of the agreements in formats and a scope acceptable to both sides.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“One of the key points of the third statement made on 26 November 2021 was precisely that of establishing mechanisms for border demarcation and delimitation. Besides that, one of the central points in our efforts to normalize Armenian-Azerbaijani relations is the preparation of a peace treaty. Both sides have confirmed to us their desire for the relevant Russian assistance, and we treat that issue with the greatest possible responsibility. Despite the current escalation in tensions, the work has continued. Igor Khovaev, the special representative of Russia’s Foreign Ministry for issues relating to the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, visited Baku on 8 and 9 September and Yerevan on 13 and 14 September. Relevant consultations and the search for points of convergence will continue.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Our peacekeepers are continuing to ensure the ceasefire in their area of responsibility and assist in resolving acute humanitarian issues. Building on the provisions of the first statement, a second, dedicated to unblocking all economic and transportation links in the region, was adopted in January 2021. A trilateral working group, co-chaired by the Deputy Prime Ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia, has been established and activated. Substantial work has been done, and a package of major projects is being coordinated with an emphasis on launching rail and road communication between Azerbaijan and Armenia, with possible access to neighbouring countries. The projects include the construction of a railroad and a highway between the western regions of Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic through Armenia’s Syunik oblast.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“In order to ensure the effectiveness of such efforts, it is important to promote stability and security in the border area without outside interference and to avoid politicization. Unfortunately, as the events of 12 and 13 September have shown, delimitation and demarcation issues are very sensitive and do not come without disruptions and escalation. What is needed is swift stabilization and a return to dialogue. The Russian side is making every effort to normalize relations between the countries based on the three trilateral statements made by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The first of them, most importantly, ended the hostilities and defined the parameters for the deployment of a Russian peacekeeping contingent along the Lachin corridor and the line of contact in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict area.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“We continue to believe that all contentious issues between Armenia and Azerbaijan should be resolved exclusively through political and diplomatic means, and, with regard to the border issues, through the work of the bilateral Armenian-Azerbaijani Border Delimitation Commission, with the advisory assistance of Russia. Incidentally, the first meeting of the national delegations was held on 24 May at the border itself. The second took place in Moscow on 30 August. The main work will be done by Baku and Yerevan, but we stand ready to share our experience on border delimitation and demarcation in the post-Soviet era, provide cartographic and other materials and other necessary advisory and technical assistance.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“It resulted in an agreement by the CSTO secretariat and joint staff to send a mission to the Republic of Armenia in order to study the situation in various areas on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and make appropriate recommendations and proposals to be reviewed by the CSTO Heads of State. It was decided that the mission should be led by the CSTO’s Secretary-General Stanislav Zas and Chief of Joint Staff General Anatoliy Sidorov. Today the mission is beginning carry out its tasks. We hope that its impartial work on the ground will be a factor in helping to de-escalate the situation.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Putin and President Aliyev of Azerbaijan on the margins of the Summit of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to be held in Samarkand on 15 and 16 September. Significant efforts in that regard are being made through Russia’s Ministry of Defence and Federal Security Service Border Service. Our military is in close contact with both countries in order to achieve a sustainable ceasefire and the return of Azerbaijani and Armenian soldiers to their previous positions. The situation was discussed at the extraordinary session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on 13 September.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“We call on Azerbaijan and Armenia to show restraint and refrain from steps that could increase the tensions, as well as to strictly comply with the agreements within the framework of the trilateral statements of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia made on 9 November 2020 and 11 January and 26 November 2021. In order to stabilize the situation, the leadership of the Russian Federation is in close contact with Baku and Yerevan. The reduction of tensions was discussed during telephone conversations between President Putin of Russia and Prime Minister Pashinyan of Armenia, the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan and the Defence Ministers of Russia and Armenia. We expect the topic to be the main focus of attention at the meeting between Mr.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Mr. Nebenzia (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. The Russian Federation is extremely concerned about the sharp escalation of the situation in certain areas on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border that took place on the night of 12 and 13 September and the subsequent exchanges of fire. As a result, a large number of servicemen were killed and there were civilian casualties. We express our deepest condolences to their families and wish the injured a speedy recovery. We consider the use of force as unacceptable. We hope to see the implementation of all the ceasefire agreements brokered by Russia.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“We also attach great importance to the opportunity provided for the first time in this resolution for an open exchange of views in New York on specific modalities of humanitarian activity within the framework of an informal interactive dialogue. We look forward to participating constructively in the first round of discussions, planned for this month.”
2022-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9130 (2022) · source
“The security situation at Al-Hol, for example, is out of control. Premeditated murders have become commonplace there. We emphasize that all responsibility for what is happening north of the Euphrates, as well as in the artificial, Washington-created Al-Tanf zone, which is flooded with fighters of all kinds, lies entirely with the United States. We consider the adoption of resolution 2642 (2022) not only a difficult compromise, but also an urgent measure for depoliticizing and expanding international humanitarian assistance to Syria. That includes establishing sustained cross-line access to all parts of the country out of Damascus and the rapid restoration of water and electricity supplies, medical and education facilities and housing.”
2022-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9130 (2022) · source
“Under the guise of their supposed concern for the alleged 4 million people in need in Idlib, the Western countries are actually ignoring the needs of the remaining millions of Syrians, most of whom live in Government-controlled territories. They are not only depriving them of urgent assistance but also politicizing the early recovery of critical civilian infrastructure, which is on the verge of collapse. Meanwhile, the United States and its allies are strangling Syrians with illegal unilateral sanctions while at the same time making clear concessions in the areas outside Damascus’s control. What is also clear is the desire of host countries to hold onto Syrian refugees at all costs, as well as the continued existence of the Al-Hol and Rukban camps, where the humanitarian situation is notoriously dismal.”
2022-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9130 (2022) · source
“In practical terms, it would also enhance the effectiveness of our collective efforts to combat terrorism, thereby strengthening regional security, as well as help incentivize the process of returning Syrian refugees to their homeland. We regret that instruments of a purely humanitarian nature are also being used to entrench the territorial divisions in the country and undermine the sovereignty of Damascus. A clear example of that is the cross-border humanitarian aid mechanism, whose establishment as a special and temporary measure in 2014 circumvented the Government of Syria and violated the guiding principles of humanitarian assistance stipulated in General Assembly resolution 46/182.”
2022-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9130 (2022) · source
“According to Syria’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, our energy-sector losses since 2011 as a result of the actions of the United States and the Kurdish administration amount to more than $107 billion. Considering current realities, the Western States, especially the United States, should rethink their approaches and abandon their flawed insistence on isolating Syria internationally. In particular, they need to stop obstructing the process of Syria’s return to the Arab family. A speedy normalization of relations between Damascus and the region, as well as the establishment of dialogue and interaction with the Syrian leadership, is in the interests of a long-term settlement in Syria and the overall stabilization of the region.”
2022-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9130 (2022) · source
“The continuing threat of yet another military operation in northern Syria, as well as the growing number of arbitrary attacks by the Israeli air force and the continued illegal foreign military presence of the United States and its allies on the upper Euphrates and in Al-Tanf are exacerbating an already volatile situation. It is especially regrettable that the international community, including the United Nations leadership, has ignored the many appeals by Damascus concerning violations of the Charter of the United Nations and the norms of international humanitarian law, and in particular those related to the United States’ occupation of parts of Syria and its plundering of the country’s natural resources.”
2022-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9130 (2022) · source
“In that context, we believe in the importance of resuming the work of the Constitutional Committee, which is the best format for direct inter-Syrian dialogue and not tied to a specific location. For our part, we will continue to facilitate the smooth operation of the Constitutional Committee in order to ensure that the Syrians themselves, without outside interference, can reach agreement on all outstanding issues concerning the future of their country. Together with Iran and Türkiye, our partners in the Astana format, we will continue to facilitate long-term normalization in Syria. Against that background, the situation on the ground remains reliably tense.”
2022-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9130 (2022) · source
“Mr. Nebenzia (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We would like to thank Deputy Special Envoy Najat Rochdi and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths for their briefings on the political and humanitarian situations in Syria. We see no alternative for making progress on the situation in Syria other than through a Syrian-owned and -led United Nations-facilitated political process, in strict compliance with resolution 2254 (2015). The meeting in Geneva on 7 September between Russia’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sergey Vershinin, and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Geir Pedersen, reinforced that understanding.”
2022-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9130 (2022) · source
“As has been already stated several times, we are no longer surprised by anything. Any statement that appears in the mass media is almost automatically being used by Western partners to level accusations against Russia.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“However, it is not the Russian army that is shelled by Ukrainian armed forces using those so-called defensive weapons, but the civilian residential areas of Donbas. I note another point made in the statements by the representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States. They said, in no uncertain terms, that Russia allegedly purchases weaponry from Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. I would like to ask them now to either provide us with evidence of that assertion or acknowledge that they are spreading unreliable information to Security Council members. Let me also say straight away that neither any publication of that information in the Western media nor meaningul comments, conjecture and inconclusive statements made by American officials can be considered as evidence.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“Mr. Nebenzia (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Today our Western colleagues did not address the topic at hand, as the facts prove that they did not merely indirectly but also directly participated in this proxy war. That is why they use their favourite tactic of shifting the focus from the topic of the meeting onto an activity with which we are all familiar by now — levelling accusations at Russia. We refuse to comment on the speculations made by our American and British colleagues about filtration camps and torture and brutality by the Russian army. We did that on several occasions, including yesterday (see S/PV.9126). However, we note the statements made by those in the West that support Kyiv. They said that they provide Kyiv only with defensive weaponry.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“And their realization that the world has irrevocably changed since 24 February has only strengthened their determination to fight to the last Ukrainian. We do, however, have faith in the good sense of the developing world — the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America — and we hope that they will demonstrate it, not only for their countries’ sake but for all of humankind.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“They can continue supplying weapons to the conflict zone, contrary to all international norms and their own declared principles, encouraging Ukrainians in their unrealistic calls for defeating Russia on the battlefield, or they can make the Zelenskyy regime sit down at the negotiating table and try to address the reasons that led us to launch the special military operation — all of which can be ascribed either to actions of Ukraine or actions by the West. Unfortunately we have no faith in the good sense of the Western countries. They have repeatedly demonstrated their willingness to commit any crime and engage in any venture to ensure the well- being of the so-called golden billion for the sake of maintaining world dominance and pursuing their neocolonial policies.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“We requested today’s meeting because we want those countries to be aware of the cynicism and mendacity of the calls for peace from the States of the collective West, as well as their appeals to us to stop our so-called war of choice. By creating a neo-Nazi hornet’s nest at our borders and supporting the Kyiv regime’s war against the people of Donbas since 2014, they left us no choice. As President Putin has said, we did not start this war — we are ending it. In other words, we are ending the war that the Ukrainian regime, with the support of Western sponsors, began in 2014 against its own people. Our former Western partners do have a choice.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“Has NATO crossed the red lines? In 2020, United States presidential candidate Joe Biden tried to accuse Russia of that merely on the basis of speculation in The New York Times that Russia had allegedly secretly paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan. British Members of Parliament then argued that a permanent member of the Security Council should not supply arms and training to the very fighters who had prevented a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Afghanistan. According to those criteria, the Western countries crossed those red lines a long time ago, and more than once. Let me now address my colleagues from developing countries.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“But now the Western countries have forgotten all about that, and in seeking to arm Kyiv at any cost, they are violating all their international obligations regarding the circulation of MANPADS and MANPATS, including those agreed in the General Assembly and in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies. Indirect confrontation between NATO and Russia objectively increases the risk of a direct clash between Russia and NATO, regardless of the claims that everything possible is being done to prevent such a scenario. We have been groundlessly accused of nuclear blackmail, while Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has openly affirmed her readiness to use nuclear weapons and push the nuclear button. Before her, no one had made such irresponsible statements.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“The proliferation of man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) and man-portable anti-tank systems (MANPATS)is a particular threat. These types of weapons pose enormous risks to international civil aviation and rail transport, which is why their circulation is strictly regulated at the international level. The NATO countries are well aware of that. In the 2000s NATO spent huge amounts on destroying surplus MANPADS components in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro and a number of other countries within the framework of the Partnership for Peace programme. The United States, realizing the danger of the MANPADS they had supplied to Afghanistan in the 1980s, also went to great lengths to buy them back.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source