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Polyanskiy

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first: 2018-01-31
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“The fact that the provocation was clearly planned in advance is indicated by the fact that Albania, the United States and Japan circulated among Council members a concept note that they had concocted, calling for Council members to focus discussions on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the context of international peace and security. I would like to underscore that based on long- standing practice, such concept notes are circulated by the presidency of the Security Council only in relation to the signature events that it is organizing, in which case the presidency genuinely has the opportunity to determine the subject and format of the discussion.”
2023-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9398 (2023) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Today, we once again witness a brazen attempt by the Western countries on the Security Council and the United States presidency to use the Council to advance their own self-serving, politicized agenda. This meeting is in no way linked to developments on the ground and was not initially included in the draft programme of work proposed by the United States presidency at the beginning of the month. It is clear that, having understood how provocative that idea was, our United States colleagues tried to avoid the well-founded criticisms of Security Council members.”
2023-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9398 (2023) · source
“In any case, these problems should be resolved between Baku and Yerevan, and no externally imposed plans and solutions can replace dialogue between them. For our part, we will continue to encourage that and work to bring the parties closer to a genuine good-neighbourly solution, including by using the capabilities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“The mutual commitments of the parties to refrain from politicizing purely humanitarian issues are no less imperative. We trust that all participants in the process will find the political will to overcome their differences in order to alleviate the plight of the tens of thousands people living in Nagorno-Karabakh and establish lasting dialogue in the Baku-Stepanakert format. We stand ready to work with all responsible actors interested in the normalization of the situation of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian-Azerbaijani reconciliation, in general. Those who truly support that scenario, based on the fundamental interests of the Armenian and Azerbaijani peoples, should set aside all geopolitical and domestic political considerations. We also call for a responsible approach to the use of the Security Council as a platform in this context.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“That rationale is predicated upon the repeated confirmation of recent agreements between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on both sides’ mutual recognition of one another’s territorial integrity in accordance with the Alma-Ata Declaration of 1991. During the talks among the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in Moscow on 25 July, we proposed realistic compromises to de-escalate the tension, which both sides took under consideration. This would entail the parallel opening of corridors through Aghdam and Lachin to allow for the movement of civilians and non-military goods. That would create the necessary preconditions for the early launch of direct talks between the authorized representatives of the official Baku and the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Their key aspects consist in the delimitation and subsequent demarcation of the Armenian- Azerbaijani border with Russia’s expert assistance; unblocking transport links within the framework of the trilateral working group, co-chaired by the Deputy Prime Ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia; paving the way towards the negotiation of a Armenian- Azerbaijani peace treaty; and promoting dialogue between parliamentarians and opinion leaders. In each of those areas, there has been some progress. Russia is determined to continue working to that end. Achieving Armenian-Azerbaijani reconciliation will be inconceivable until there are clear and reliable security guarantees and respect for the rights of the inhabitants of Nagorno-Karabakh, based on universally recognized international principles in line with the laws of Azerbaijan.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“We are doing everything possible through political and diplomatic channels at all levels and through the Russian peacekeeping force on the ground to avert a humanitarian disaster in the region. We continue to remain actively engaged with all parties involved to rapidly resume the stable provision of food, medicine, other essential goods, electricity and gas to Nagorno-Karabakh. The series of statements by the President of Russia, the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia made from 2020 to 2022 remain the only road map for reconciliation between Baku and Yerevan. The potential of the trilateral agreements has hardly been exhausted.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank the Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Wosornu, for her briefing. We are concerned about the continuing blockade of the Lachin corridor. Measures on the ground are now needed more than ever to de-escalate the situation surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh as soon as possible, including lifting the blockade of the Lachin corridor and using other humanitarian routes. With the support of both sides, the Russian Federation is making every effort to resolve the current crisis situation as soon as possible and to facilitate the normalization of relations between our friendly countries of Azerbaijan and Armenia and in general.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9397 (2023) · source
“We note with concern that some foreign naval presences are unscrupulously manipulating Security Council decisions when conducting inspections of vessels in nearby waters. We welcome the completion of the transfer of oil from the FSO SAFER tanker, which is decaying off the coast of Yemen. We note in particular the contribution of representatives of United Nations structures to resolving that issue, including in cooperation with the official Yemeni authorities and the Ansar Allah movement. The resolution of that long-standing problem will make it possible to avert a large-scale environmental catastrophe in the Red Sea. In conclusion, I would like to recall once again resolution 598 (1987) and other initiatives aimed at subregional stabilization, including the updated Russian concept of collective security.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9396 (2023) · source
“The humanitarian situation in the country remains dire. Two thirds of its population — 21 million people — require humanitarian assistance, and 3.2 million people are facing food shortages. The Yemeni people must have unimpeded access to food, medicine and other essential goods throughout the country, regardless of where they live. Restrictions on the delivery of humanitarian assistance and obstacles to the work of humanitarian workers are unacceptable. I would also like to recall that we have always opposed an expansive interpretation of the Security Council sanctions resolutions on Yemen. Restrictive measures should be used to promote a peaceful settlement and not to fuel political unrest in the region.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9396 (2023) · source
“It appears to be important to await the outcome of the efforts of international and regional players. We are convinced that escalation is not in the interest of either of the parties. On the contrary, their priority is to continue dialogue and find compromises. For our part, we intend to continue to closely coordinate approaches with all leading Yemeni protagonists, including Ansar Allah and key regional partners. We strongly urge the Yemeni forces to rule out the option of armed confrontation and to be patient, while maintaining close contact with Special Envoy Grundberg as the key international mediator. We reaffirm our full support for his mediation efforts. We hope that his efforts in support of normalization in Yemen will lead to a long-term truce and an eventual comprehensive political process.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9396 (2023) · source
“Despite the lack of a formalized truce since October 2022, the parties to the conflict are continuing to refrain from large-scale hostilities that could provoke a dangerous escalation of tension. That was achieved largely owing to the intensified mediation efforts since the end of last year of regional Powers, primarily the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman. Furthermore, agreement was reached on a number of important humanitarian issues, including the exchange of prisoners and detainees. In June, Yemenis living in Ansar Allah- controlled territory were able to participate in the Hajj for the first time since the conflict began, thanks to the establishment of flights between Sana’a and Jeddah. However, the Yemeni settlement is currently paused.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9396 (2023) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hans Grundberg, and the Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Eden Wosornu, for their briefings on the political and humanitarian situation in Yemen. We also listened to Ms. Al-Hajj. We would also like to express our sincere condolences to the family of Moayad Hameidi, the World Food Programme staff member who died on 21 July. That is a tragic incident and demonstrates once again the pressing need to genuinely prioritize the security of humanitarian workers. We note some positive developments in the situation in the Republic of Yemen, which have been possible thanks to the resolve of key regional players to establish more constructive relations.”
2023-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9396 (2023) · source
“No matter how much the United States and its allies try to shift the blame to Russia, the facts are not in their favour. So, they must decide what is more important for them: geopolitical considerations or the desire to help the developing world. If the former, then there is no need to mislead anyone, including by initiating debates like today’s or drafting beautiful joint documents. We need actions, not words. We have been and remain ready to participate in joint efforts to strengthen international food security. Are the United States and its allies? We have serious doubts about that.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“We associate ourselves with that statement, which reflects more fully the approach to addressing the issues that are the focus of our meeting today. In conclusion, I would like to say that since Russian food and fertilizers are so important — and this is obvious — for the socioeconomic development and food security of the countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, the choice now lies with the United States and its allies. Unless the illegitimate obstacles artificially created by the West affecting Russian economic operators in supplying agricultural products are eliminated, it will hardly be possible to restore the normal functioning of supply chains and resolve other issues related to global food security.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“Although the document did not include all the provisions we proposed, we felt able to support it in a spirit of compromise. For example, the consequences of illegitimate unilateral restrictive measures and sanctions, which have a direct negative impact on food security in the world, were left out of the document. It would also have been appropriate to recall paragraph 3 of article 54 of Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, according to which the prohibitions on attacking or destroying agricultural infrastructure do not apply if such infrastructure is used as sustenance for the members of its armed forces or in direct support of military action. During today’s debate, the representative of Venezuela will speak on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“Unlike Western neo-colonialists, we are interested in building a more equitable system of resource distribution, so that developing countries will not be forever hooked on the needle of politically conditioned Western humanitarian aid, which is nothing other than primitive blackmail, so they overcome the challenges of the transition period and form strong, sustainable and self-sufficient economies, which will help to ensure social stability and the well-being of the population — that is, they will be absolutely free to exercise their sovereignty in making all domestic and foreign policy decisions. Russia is ready to assist them with that in every possible way. We note the work carried out by our American colleagues in the run-up to today’s meeting to agree on a statement by the President of the Security Council on hunger and conflict.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“We are convinced that, with the use of appropriate agricultural technologies and the proper organization of agricultural production, Africa will in the future not only be able to feed itself and ensure its own food security, but also become an exporter of various types of food. For its part, Russia is ready to share its expertise in agricultural production with African States and other interested developing countries and to provide assistance in the introduction of advanced technologies.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“The rest remains in the hands of European States, despite the fact that we are talking about a purely humanitarian action to which no sanctions should apply in principle. We believe that the vast majority of countries, including African countries, which are seeing an alarming trend in the area of food security, have sufficient fertile lands. In other words, there is a foundation for building food sovereignty, and it should be strengthened not through humanitarian aid, but through the implementation of projects in the area of sustainable development in general and the transfer of necessary technologies, fertilizers and weather- resistant seeds.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“I want to stress that all of this has taken place despite the illegal unilateral sanctions imposed on our exports, which seriously impede the supply of Russian food and complicate transportation, logistics, insurance and bank payments. Moreover, as announced at the recent Russia-Africa summit, we will be able to provide Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Eritrea, Mali, Somalia and Zimbabwe with 25,000 to 50,000 tons of grain free of charge in the coming months, and we will ensure the free delivery of those products as well. I also recall our readiness to donate mineral fertilizers to the poorest countries in need. Of the 262,000 tons of those fertilizers, which are currently blocked in European ports, only two shipments — 20,000 tons to Malawi and 34,000 tons to Kenya — have been sent so far.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“That is important for socioeconomic development and for maintaining political stability. That is why we pay special attention to shipments of wheat, barley, corn and other grains to our African friends, including through the World Food Programme. Last year, trade in agricultural products between Russia and African countries grew by 10 per cent and amounted to $6.7 billion, whereas from January to June, it has already increased by a record 60 per cent. Russia exported 11.5 million tons of grains to Africa in 2022, and in the first six months of this year alone, we have already exported nearly 10 million tons.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“I will not comment on the perverted logic of the head of European Union diplomacy. I will simply say that the facts are not in his favour. Russia has never considered Africa, Asia or Latin America as a space for extracting profit. Despite all of the obstacles put in place by the United States and its allies, we have helped, are still helping and will continue to help those in need around the world free of charge. We have built and will continue to build factories, schools, hospitals and universities so that they can use their natural resources to create goods with added value, instead of exporting raw materials, so that their young people can stay home, rather than leaving their countries en masse. We understand the importance of the uninterrupted supply of food to African countries.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“In other words, it is obvious that all of this humanitarian aid is being used by the West solely as a tool of control over States that are forced to resort to it. The needs of the population are not being taken into account. To my colleagues from developing countries, I say — make no mistake, the habits and methods of the former colonizers have not changed, only the packaging has. For every dollar allegedly spent on aid, they will demand a payment of sovereignty and political independence. Many African States have already experienced that first-hand and do not want to put up with such an approach. That makes Mr. Borrell Fontelles lose sleep in his Garden of Eden, as he suddenly decided today that by selling grain at low prices, Russia is somehow makes its buyers dependent.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“Imagine how much good could be done in the world if the United States and its allies spent money on development assistance as readily as they sponsor wars around the world? Now, I would like to draw attention to something else — despite all their benevolent slogans, donor assistance from Western countries is not selfless and always comes with political preconditions. A clear example of that is the situation with the cross-border humanitarian mechanism for Syria, where Western States are essentially openly blackmailing the Syrian people, seeking a change of power. Another example is the threats we are hearing now from Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles and from the leadership of the United Kingdom, France and the United States to stop helping the Niger. Did people suddenly stop starving there after the coup?”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“It is not polite to count other people’s money, but it is hard not to notice that the amount of assistance provided by the United States and its allies to the countries of the Global South cannot be compared to what the West has spent on weapons in less than two years for its proxy war with Russia to the last Ukrainian. According to the most conservative estimates, that amounts to €80 billion, while the total funds allocated to Ukraine is €165 billion. And this is despite the fact that the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs requested $55.2 billion from donors for all of its humanitarian operations for 2023, and only 24.8 per cent of that amount has been funded to date.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“You do not care at all about the interests of the countries of the Global South, but we do. I therefore repeat once again that if all of the problems that have been publicly raised by us, including in this Chamber, regarding the implementation of the Russia-United Nations memorandum are eliminated, we will be ready to once again take part in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Western delegations today literally poured forth numbers detailing the humanitarian aid rendered by them to developing countries. Whether that is enough to compensate for the damage caused by centuries of cruel colonial policies of plundering natural resources and exploiting populations is not for us to judge, but rather for those States that have suffered from it. Do Western countries help a lot or a little?”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“That means that Russia makes a significant contribution to global food security and is a solid, responsible international supplier of agricultural products — not to mention the exceptional role of Russian fertilizers in global food security. It would seem that, given those obvious facts, Western countries need to focus on ensuring that Russian grain and fertilizers can reach countries in need without hindrance. However, that is not part of the plans of our Western colleagues, as unambiguously confirmed by you, Madam President, the day before yesterday. So how can we talk about any kind of desire on your country’s part to address international food security issues? All that drives you is the desire to punish Russia and your pipe dreams of dealing it a strategic defeat.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“One of the two parts of the deal, the Black Sea Grain Initiative, very quickly turned from a humanitarian one into a commercial one. As a result, only 3 per cent of the exported grain went to countries in need, while the lion’s share ended up in Western countries. Is that what we agreed to? The duplicity of our former Western partners was even more clear in their arrogant unwillingness to fulfil the second part of the grain deal — the memorandum of understanding between Russia and the United Nations on the supply of Russian food and fertilizers to world markets. And this is despite the fact that the Russia’s share of the global wheat market is 20 per cent, while Ukraine’s is less than 5 per cent.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“Monocultural agricultural specialization was forced upon them, resulting now in exports that often consist of one or two types of goods. This economic structure makes them extremely sensitive to price fluctuations in the global food markets, whose current instability is due to the fact that, during the coronavirus disease pandemic, Western States rushed to save their economies, not caring one bit about how their rash actions in the financial, economic, energy and other sectors would hit more vulnerable actors in the global economy. A year ago, in response to the appeals of the United Nations, we put aside our doubts and agreed to a grain deal. But here too, Western countries managed to turn everything in their favour.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“I am referring here to the so-called “big four” — American companies Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge and Cargill, and the Dutch Louis Dreyfus Company, which account for 75 to 90 per cent of global agro-industrial trade. In the fiscal year of 2022, the Cargill corporation alone increased sales by 23 per cent to $165 billion, posting a record $5 billion net income. We should ask ourselves why, as the Western agro- industrial complex is raking in superprofits, the threat of famine is hitting developing countries with growing populations the most? Why are their economies unable to cope with it? The answer is very simple — in the past, Western colonialists deliberately tailored them to extract maximum profits for the metropole and not so that they would be able to feed their populations.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“Be that as it may, I propose to begin by addressing the root causes of threats to food security, about which our Western colleagues are bashfully silent. According to United Nations estimates, technically, there is no acute food shortage in the world. That is, the problem is not a lack of food. There is enough food produced in the world. The problem is its uneven distribution, with the West accumulating excess stocks and developing countries experiencing a deficit. The second reason is what economists call the food price environment. Simply put, it is profitable for the largest producers of agro-industrial products to maintain high prices.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“For example, Afghanistan, which was mentioned by our colleague from the United Kingdom, is struggling to climb out of the abyss of hunger and poverty for over 20 years now owing to the experiments of the United States-led coalition to democratize this deeply traditional country in a Western fashion. Despite the fact that our colleagues, the Western members of the Security Council, did not have the courage to honestly name the root causes of food and other crises in countries such as Iraq, Libya and Syria, we all understand too well that they are caused by illegal interventions by Western States. In the case of Syria, which was once a breadbasket for many of its neighbours, the United States is still occupying large swathes of this country and stealing oil, grain and other natural resources.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“We are pleased that our Western colleagues have also begun to reflect on the issue, but regrettably, as is clear from the statements we have heard, their interest is purely opportunistic. The threat of world hunger has only recently been of concern to them and only insofar as they believe it can be exploited to vilify Russia. Moreover, it is obvious to us that many food crises, particularly the most acute, are directly or indirectly caused by the actions of the United States and its allies or are the consequences of their long-standing policies.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I thank United Nations Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator Reena Ghelani for her briefing. We also listened to the representatives of non-governmental organizations who were proposed as briefers by the United States. The topic of today’s meeting — combating hunger — is unquestionably extremely important. Russia, like the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics before it, has prioritized the issue, and historically not just in relation to specific conflicts but in the broader context of the struggle for social and economic human rights. The efforts of the Soviet Union in that area are recalled with gratitude in many regions of the world.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392 (2023) · source
“We also reaffirm our willingness to consider the possibility of providing a further mandate to the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia if Bogotá reaches an agreement with the Estado Mayor Central Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. We trust that the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, led by Carlos Ruiz Massieu, will, as always, take a responsible approach to the new challenges and will continue to support peacebuilding in Colombia. The meeting rose at 3.10 p.m. 23-228873/3”
2023-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9391 (2023) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation voted in favour of resolution 2694 (2023), prepared by our British colleagues, on the expansion of the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. We believe this is a very timely decision of the Council, as it comes on the eve of the full entry into force of the bilateral ceasefire agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional. The special political Mission should play a key role in the verification and monitoring of the parties’ compliance with the agreements reached with the support of Cuba as a guarantor country of the peace process.”
2023-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9391 (2023) · source
“We expect that the leadership of the United Nations Secretariat will finally remember the principles of impartiality and independence and have the courage to give an objective assessment of the actions of the puppet Kyiv regime, as Ukraine’s use of terrorist methods is a factor that is only exacerbating the Ukrainian crisis and making a peaceful resolution ever less likely. The United Nations should be well aware of it.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“By repeatedly refusing to condemn the increasingly monstrous actions of the Kyiv regime, the United Nations follows the Western lead and gives the Zelenskyy regime and his clique carte blanche for all manner of crimes, allowing them to do whatever they want, as everything will be written off as a part of the Russian special military operation. As a result, the Kyiv regime, now convinced that it acts with impunity, has turned to terrorism, which it practises with undisguised enthusiasm. What will be next — nuclear, chemical or biological terrorism? Will the Council remain silent and blame everything on Russia?”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“They say that none of what has happened would have happened had it not been for the so-called “Russian aggression”. That position is based on a gross shift in ideas. The root cause of the crisis in Ukraine is precisely the unreasonable geopolitical ambitions of the collective West, which organized a coup d’état in the country neighbouring ours and brought to power aggressive nationalists who hate everything Russian and do not shy away from using any method to achieve their extremist goals. Without that, a special military operation would not have been necessary.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“After the bloody coup in 2014, they all demonstrated incredible selective blindness, readily turning a blind eye to Kyiv’s atrocities and crimes, including those against peaceful cities and towns in Donbas. Meanwhile they zealously joined in propagating and recounting all manner of fake crimes orchestrated by the Ukrainians and for which responsibility was attributed to Russia, be it the staged provocation in Bucha or utterly wild lies about handing out Viagra to Russian soldiers to promote mass rape. In addition, United Nations officials increasingly often resort to the universal response when it comes to any information about the increasingly bold crimes being committed by the Kyiv regime’s leaders, including blatant terrorist attacks.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“It is very difficult to believe that ordinary Americans, who survived the tragedy of 11 September 2001 and who know the dangers of terrorism first-hand, would support financing and pumping full of weapons a regime whose leaders openly admit their involvement in terrorist attacks and laugh at the victims. Also, residents of European Union member States might reasonably ask how supporting Ukrainian terrorists relates to European values. Is it possible that the Western media have gone completely mad, with their primitive Russophobia having permanently zombified the Western public, making it forget how to think and analyse facts? In conclusion, I would like to say that, considering Kyiv's descent into outright terrorism, we cannot forget the role of the United Nations Secretariat and other international bodies.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“To execute its terrorist attacks, Ukraine has used Western weaponry, equipment and intelligence. Therefore, its generous sponsors do in fact bear full responsibility for the regime’s many crimes and terrorist acts that have already been or will be committed. The Council should have no illusions about that. Moreover, it is obvious that without regular military, financial and organizational support from the West, especially from the United States, the Kyiv State terror machine would have fallen like a house of cards a long time ago. Setting aside the financial side of the issue, I would like to highlight its ethical and moral aspects.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“Any and all radicals, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other extremists fostered by the collective West first were used to overthrow the legitimate Government, and then integrated into the army, law-enforcement bodies and special services of the country, where they started promoting terrorist tactics and methodology. With the help of its sponsors, the whole of Ukraine has become a collective suicide bomber, willing to defend those sponsors’ geopolitical interests down to the last Ukranian. Meanwhile, Western self-proclaimed advocates of democratic values and human rights seem to remain under the delusion that if all the “dirty work”, including blatant terrorism, is assigned to Zelenskyy and his cronies, it is possible to keep their own hands clean. It is not going to be that way.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“It would be highly naive of us to expect Western countries to condemn the terrorist actions of their Ukrainian mentees. For a long time now, the United States and their satellites, including the United Kingdom, have not hesitated to voice their true goals in Ukraine. They talk about ensuring that Russia suffers a strategic defeat. They do not hide the fact that they strive to maintain their domination in the world at all costs and by any means necessary. For Western intelligence agencies, creating and using terrorist organizations, including ISIL and Al-Qaida, to promote their own geopolitical interests is nothing new — they are orchestrating a similar scenario in Ukraine.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“It is enough to simply mention the strike against the packed railway station in Kramatorsk, controlled by the Ukrainian regime. Dozens were killed or injured. All of this was done just to point a finger at Russia. However, as we know, the plan failed. Photos of the supposedly Russian missile debris, which were published on the Internet, made it possible to identify the missile as a Ukrainian Tochka-U, and the serial number visible in one of the pictures proved that the missile had belonged to the Ukranian forces. We also recall how the Nazis from Azov blew up the theatre in Mariupol with people inside it, just so as to be able to portray this barbaric act as a Russian strike. The staged operation in Bucha will also undoubtedly go down as one of the most dirty and inhumane provocations in history.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“The neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, located in Mariupol and designated by Russia as a terrorist group, was particularly keen to resort to such practices We got access to Azov’s playbooks, according to which residential buildings were to be transformed into so- called “sandwiches”, with the first and last floors to be occupied by the military and all other floors reserved for civilians who would serve as hostages. Kyiv is using terrorist means to achieve its political goals as well. Let us recall the explosion of the Togliatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline in Kharkiv oblast on 5 June — this facility was important for ensuring food security. Kyiv used terrorist methods to organize appalling provocations against our country in order to smear its image.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“From 2014 to 2022, these typically terroristic tactics of the Kyiv regime, namely targeting peaceful cities and towns where there were no military objectives, led to the loss of thousands of civilian lives We do not have enough time to list all the facts of the Ukrainian crimes against the people of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic. Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Kyiv regime has expanded its terrorist methods of warfare. The Ukrainians military and nationalists use the tactics of “human shields” previously employed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Artillery positions and ammunition depots were deliberately set up in schools, hospitals and residential buildings so that civilians could be used as shields.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“On 2 June 2014, for example, Luhansk was the target of an air strike. A kindergarten, a small park, civilian housing and a city hall were targeted, and eight civilians died. The inhabitants of Horlivka have named 27 July 2014 — when a massive artillery strike by the Ukrainian army killed 13 people, including children, and wounded dozens — Donetsk Bloody Sunday. Every year, we in Russia remember the children of Donbas who died as a result of Ukrainian shelling. The support of the West emboldened the Maidan authorities to believe that they could do anything.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“On 15 April 2015, Oleh Kalashnikov, a former member of the Verkhovna Rada from the Party of Regions, was killed at the door of his Kyiv apartment. The next day, on 16 April 2015, journalist Oles Buzina was shot dead near his home in Kyiv. On 20 July 2017, a well-known Russian and Ukrainian journalist Pavel Sheremet was blown up in his car in Kyiv. Their murderers were not brought to justice. The multifold increase in violence in Ukraine began in April 2014, when the Maidan Acting President Turchynov issued a decree for the start of the so-called anti-terrorist operation. That was the beginning of a multi-year campaign to exterminate the Russian- speaking population in Donbas, who refused to accept the outcome of the coup d’état. Its characteristic feature is the shelling and bombing of peaceful towns for no military purpose.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source
“They drove the protestors into the building of the Trade Union House, then blocked the doors from the outside and set the lower floors on fire with Molotov cocktails. They did what they could to let no one escape. Those who jumped from upper floors were killed on the ground. Approximately 50 people died at the hands of neo-fascists. It would seem that, looking at this terrible atrocity, the collective West, which always, at least rhetorically, promotes human rights and the fight against impunity, would have finally thought about who it brought to power. But no, its support for the national radicals only grew, giving the latter a sense of complete impunity. As a result, the repression against dissenters grew stronger and stronger.”
2023-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9390 (2023) · source