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  1. “In the name of the United Nations Charter and the rules-based international order, we call on Russia to immediately stop its military aggression, withdraw its forces from the entire territory of Ukraine and fully respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence within its internationally recognized borders. We are saying niet to a Russkij mir.”

    2022-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9104 (2022) · source

  2. “However, the ongoing barbaric aggression of Russia against Ukraine seems to have revived it and, at the same time, question it, together with the laws and values that we have long considered to be established ones. It is of paramount importance to ensure that violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law not go unpunished and that justice be delivered to the victims. Poland fully supports the investigations carried out by Ukrainian prosecutors and those initiated by other States by making use of universal jurisdiction or other concepts, as well as the investigation of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.”

    2022-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9104 (2022) · source

  3. “However, how can we trust the sincerity of Russia, which, being a party to the agreement, one day signs a deal and, in less than 24 hours, shells an area that is supposed to be a part of it? Such behaviour by Russia amounts to nothing less than an act of self-exclusion. Unfortunately, it speaks volumes about the potential fate of any future peace negotiations. That is why we call on all Security Council Member States to help to secure the implementation of that agreement. I would like to recall the words of the Polish Foreign Minister, Mr. Zbigniew Rau, who, during the recent accountability for Ukraine conference in The Hague, recalled the concept of civilized nations, to which the Statute of the International Court of Justice refers. It used to be considered as an obsolete and outdated concept.”

    2022-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9104 (2022) · source

  4. “Let us have no doubts: such reshuffling is no better deal for the general membership of this Organization. Would we really be better off in a world where there are no laws but the law of force? Secondly, when a country violates international law, it is difficult for the international community to treat it as trustworthy and dependable. Such a country undermines itself as a genuine party to international agreements and treaties. Just like the rest of the international community, Poland is grateful for the efforts of the Secretary-General and Türkiye, crowned with the grain deal signed in Istanbul on 27 July. We fully support all initiatives aimed at mitigating the food crisis arising from the Russian aggression.”

    2022-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9104 (2022) · source

  5. “We have heard that simple statement of fact several times today and hundreds of times since 24 February. However, it is worth repeating as long as the Kremlin keeps spreading its outlandish pseudolegal justifications for starting, and persisting in, that aggression. First, what Russia offers to the world today can by no means be defined as an alternative to the rules-based international order, as the Russian authorities claim. Rather, what they are trying to do is to destroy the multilateral system by demolishing the legal principles safeguarding us all from the scourge of war. If Russia is proposing anything, it is not an alternative, but a Russkij mir — a model based on imperialism, colonialism, anarchy, the law of force and spheres of influence.”

    2022-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9104 (2022) · source

  6. “A recent report by the Polish Economic Institute indicates that, just in the first three months of the war, as many as 70 per cent of Poles became involved in helping Ukraine. That is 26.6 million people who opened their hearts to those in need. According to cautious estimates, my compatriots spent close to $2.2 billion out of their own pockets for that purpose. The total value of assistance for refugees and victims of the war assigned by the Polish authorities and provided by Polish citizens during just the first 90 days of the war amounted to almost 1 per cent of Poland’s gross domestic product. With its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has violated the most fundamental principles of international law and the obligations that it assumed on the adoption of the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2022-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9104 (2022) · source

  7. “At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her informative briefing on the very difficult situation brought upon Ukraine and the Ukrainian people by the aggression of the Russian Federation. The brutal war of attrition that Russia continues to wage against Ukraine, in spite of the repeated appeals made by the United Nations membership, affects us all and is felt in most corners of the world. Poland is appalled by the tragic human impact of the Russian aggression, and will continue its support to Ukraine as long as it is necessary. Ukraine can count on the genuine and generous support of Polish society, as well as the Polish Government and local authorities.”

    2022-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9104 (2022) · source