LIVE: Russia Ukraine War | US Accuses Russia of Distracting the World from Ukraine Peace Summit

LIVE: Russia Ukraine War | US Accuses Russia of Distracting the World from Ukraine Peace Summit

Ukraine to participate in this meeting it is so decided in accordance with rule 39 of the council’s provisional rules of procedure I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting miss itsi nakamitsu high representative for dment Affairs and Mr Daniel kovalik peace activist it is so decided the security Council will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda I now give the floor to miss iumi nakamitsu thank you very much Mr President Mr President distinguished members of the security Council excellencies ladies and gentlemen the Russian federation’s full scale invasion of Ukraine launched in violation of the United Nations Charter and international law continues to inflict a terrible to on the people of Ukraine the escalation of hostilities and intensified Russian military offensive in kariv and in other parts of the country have resulted in high numbers of Civilian casualties and massive destruction of Civilian objects and infrastructure severely disrupting energy supplies affecting vital services and impacting access to health and education the use of armed uncr aerial vehicles and missiles continues to cause civilian deaths and injuries as well as damage to civilian infrastructure there have also been reports of an increasing number of strikes using missiles and uncrewed AAL Vehicles inside the Russian Federation also resulting in civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure just like any other weapons or Weapons Systems armed uncr area vehicles and missiles must not be used in a manner inconsistent with International humanitarian law the continued and intensified attacks affecting civilians in civilian infrastructure are deeply concerning all parties to any armed conflict have an obligation to protect civilians in armed conflict and to ensure compliance with applicable international law particularly International humanitarian law deliberate and direct attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure and in indiscriminate attacks including disproportionate attacks are prohibited under International humanitarian law and they must cease immediately I urge all concerned to act responsibly and refrain from any actions that could endanger civilians wherever they may be and that would further escalate tensions and the risk of spill over this includes avoiding the use of explosive weapons in populated areas as such use is highly likely to have a a devastating impact on civilians and civilian objects and ultimately taking combat out of urban areas allog together Mr President the provision of military assistance and transfers of arms and ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces have continued information from governments regarding their transfers is access through open sources these transfers have reportedly included heavy Conventional Weapons such as battle tanks armored combat Vehicles combat aircraft helicopters large caliber atur systems missile systems and uncr combat areal Vehicles as well as remotely operated Munitions small arms and light weapons and their ammunition there have also been reports of States transferring or planning to transfer weapons such as uncrewed aial Vehicles ballistic missiles and ammunition to the Russian armed forces and that these weapons have been used in Ukraine I reiterate that any transfer of weapons and ammunition must take place consistently with the applicable International legal framework including of course relevant Security Council resolutions reports related to the use of cluster Munitions and widespread contamination with mines and explosive remnants of war in Ukraine are Waring mines and explosive ordinance directly threaten people caught up in armed conflicts around the world including in Ukraine even after the fighting ends these dep devices can contaminate communities for decades to come posing a daily and deadly danger to women men and children and huming reconstruction efforts the universal participation in and the full implementation of the convention on the prohibition of the use stock binding production and transfer of antipersonnel minds and uh their destruction and the convention on cluster Munitions and the convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain Conventional Weapons must therefore be remain a priority Mr President emanating from the transfer of weapons and ammunition into any armed conflict is inherent risk of diversion of the equipment to unauthorized end users which raises serious concerns about the potential escalation of violence addressing the risk of diversion of weapons and ammunition is essential for preventing further instability and insecurity in Ukraine the region and Beyond this requires supply chain transparency and cooperation and information exchange between importing Transit and exporting States concrete counter diversion measures include enhancement of marking recordkeeping and tracing practices comprehensive pre pre transfer diversion risk assessments and user certificates including non-transfer CA uh Clauses post shipment verifications and diversion monitoring and Analysis effective physical security and stock bio management of arms and ammunition as well as Customs and Border control measures are also key the armr treaty the protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in Firearms their parts and components in ammunition the Firearms protocol the program of action on small arms and light weapons and its International tracing instrument and the global framework for through life conventional ammunition management are some of the Arms Control Instruments established by states to prevent the diversion of conventional arms and regulate the international arms trade Mr President since 24th of February 2022 the office of the High Commissioner for human rights Ohr has verified that the ongoing war in Ukraine has killed 11,126 civilians and injured 2,863 the actual figures are likely to be considerably higher it is deeply concerning that the number of Civ casualties in May documented by the human rights um monitoring mission in Ukraine was the highest since June 2023 such human suffering cannot continue Mr President distinguished members of the security Council states must avoid taking any actions that could lead to further escalation and possible miscalculation as I have repeatedly stated we need a just and Lasting peace in Ukraine in line with the UN Charter international law and relevant General Assembly resolutions I thank you very much for your attention I thank Miss nakamitsu for her briefing and I’ll give the floor to Mr Danielle kovalik good afternoon Dear excellencies Mr pres president thank you for having me I am appearing as executive Committee Member of the US peace Council today and uh we are very alarmed with what appears to be the creep uh towards World War II uh which yes appears to be uh emanating from the Russ Ukraine conflict uh as a historical president you know the the world was closest to a nuclear configuration in World War III in 1962 with the Cuban Missile Crisis and uh as John F Kennedy president John F Kennedy uh articulated the problem arose when Soviet missiles were brought to Cuba and Kennedy’s position was any missiles fired upon any country in the Americas or on the US from Cuba uh would be considered an attack directly from the Soviet Union on the United States and the US would retaliate upon the Soviet Union why is that important precedent because you now have President Biden presenting Russia with what is known as the reverse Cuban Missile Crisis saying that Ukraine can feel free to use Western Arms Munitions missiles to attack Russia deep within its territory and Ukraine has already used drones Western drones to attack early warning r radar systems deep within Russia as far as 1100 kilometers within Russia and these radar stations by the way were designed under the Soviet Union to warn the Soviet Union against icbms inter uh Continental ballistic missiles fired from the United States so of course this raises the question for Russia what are you doing attacking this particular these particular radar sites are you planning for a first strike all of this adds up to another Cuban type Missile Crisis but again I believe uh with the West with NATO and the United States using Ukraine in the same way that the Soviet Union was accused of using Cuba what makes this particular crisis even more dangerous is that we don’t have President Kennedy at the helm because while he was making very bellicose remarks like the one I said he was also negotiating behind the scenes with President Premier kushav to end the crisis which he did and kusov did within 13 days by negotiating a solution by the way one of the solutions was to remove US nuclear armaments from turkey that were pointed at the Soviet Union the US has nuclear weapons now in turkey and in the Netherlands and in Italy and in Germany and in Belgium all these things are forgotten when we talk about this conflict uh between the west and Russia I could only imagine if Cuba had fired some sort of missile against early warning radar systems in the United States that would have in inevitably Lear led to world World War II we certainly were told that by John of Kennedy and Russia’s being presented with an analogous situation now and I think the security Council has to deal with that to maintain International Peace and security and to avert a global configration the next thing I want to talk about I I had I I was shocked that I would have to talk about this and that is that very shortly ironically very shortly after the West uh celebrated D-Day uh the the invasion in Normandy which of course in 1944 to over turn Nazism uh very shortly after that the Biden Administration announced that it would start arming the Azo Battalion in Ukraine which is a Neo-Nazi organization uh in fact uh the the great former president of Uruguay Jose muika said you know frankly the Azo Battalion you know they they they can trace their Roots back to even before World War II you can’t even call them Neon Nazis they’re just straight up Nazis and yet right after the celebration of D-Day the US says we’re going to start arming Nazis in in um in Ukraine at least we’re going to do it openly it’s pretty clear we’ll probably doing it covertly for a long uh time uh again how this is allowed to happen how this is not raising the concern in the security Council I I don’t know and I hope it does because the AO Battalion is not purely a domestic Ukrainian organization like its predecessors in Ukraine and Germany the Nazis they have aspirations of spreading their Nazi and and and racist ideology throughout the world in fact according to the Kiev independent mainstream paper in Ukraine they say the following quote the Azo Battalion is emerging as a critical note in the transnational right-wing violent extremist Network the group maintains its own quote Western Outreach office unquote to help recruit and attract foreign fighters to travel to train and connect with people from like-minded violent organizations from across the globe operatives from the Outreach office travel around Europe to promote the organization and prosze its mission of white supremacy and this is an organization that again after celebration the defeat of the Nazis uh Biden has said we’re going to openly support and again how is Russia to view this Russia which it’s being the legal uh successor to the Soviet Union the Soviet Union suffered at least 27 million casualties at the hands of the Nazis during World War II how can this support for Nazis in Europe stand today how can the west in the United States in particular talk about democracy and human rights when it is arming Nazis in Ukraine again I urge you your excellencies in the interest of maintaining International Peace and security to address this issue and to Halt this support for modern day Nazis in Europe thank you very much I thank Mr uh kovalik for his briefing I now give the floor to those con members who wish to make a statements I give the floor to representative of Russian Federation President we today’s meeting situation surrounding Ukraine is developing based on an increasingly dangerous scenario have decided to ACH another upake in escalation which risk catastrophic consequences in order to demonstrate this Contex at the beginning I’d like to give you a number of quotes from various Western political leaders Min of Defense said at the bundestag on the 5th of June and here I quote we must not believe that Putin will stop at Ukraine when he gets that far we should be ready for war that is war with Russia by the year 2029 young wom young men who can defend our country end of quote Emanuel macron president of France we think that we must allow them that is the ukrainians to neutralize military sites from which the missiles are being fired that the right to self-defense includes striking at legitimate targets outside Ukraine and he said that this is not constitute escalation provided U missiles stor shedow cruise missiles over the course of a long period of time without any restrictions States pum weap for two years now and banning the regime from even mentioning peace talks with Russia that they’re directly involved in the Ukrainian crisis and are using any and all means to keep the crisis in inactive phe American El someone does from time to time that the pro war on Ukrainian territory fought by Ukrainian soldiers is the cheapest possible way for the West to exert pressure on Russia part of assistance to Ukraine giving billions of loans which is to the benefit of its own military industrial complex maintaining it super profits an ocean away they steering their European vessels and egging them on in their direct confrontation with Russia as for Europe even the modicum of geopolitical Independence it used to have is blindly following the course dictated by Washington secret for us fact that the very beginning of the conflict in Ukraine instructors and mercenaries have been partaking in it they are regularly bearing losses something that the Western media prefers not to mention are basically micromanaging the use by the Ukraine regime of cuttingedge high technology weapons Precision range weap for instance British Storm Shadow or American attack or French missiles as well ukan techologically uncapable of directing his missile the mission the uploading the mission into the system is being done by the suppliers of these weapons we recently learned from a conversation of Serv they are also and in fact the discussing organization of an attack on the Crimean Bridge they’re also determining the targets for these strikes in other words NATO countries up to their ears in military hostilities in Ukraine their cop disant in the military crime crimes being committed by the K regime wellish and we will be responding to all of these aggressive actions and everyone complicit in these crimes will be punished of late we new and new dangerous trend in their anti-russian European leaders it would appear increasing losing their link to reality and they’re seriously dreaming about vanquishing Russia in the field batt it would appear that neither France nor Germany learned the lessons of History rism could be ascribed to their full dependence on the US so whether military political technological ideological or informational also be ascribed to their acute domestic political European politicians and bureaucrats are precipitously losing the trust of their own citizens this seems to make sense but there is a butt to the fact that they completely misunderstood the scale of the threat the threat they themselves are creating or perhaps they’re completely wrapped up in their own belief in their impunity Andis I have a question for my Western colle do you understand that your leadership is in fact pushing Europe to the brink of a new Great War aspiration not peacing this aspiration thats all the peaceful initiatives being backed by the West including the confed in Burgen they are enticing as many countries as possible to attend by any and all means possible planning well in fact we saw embodying their actual Plans by brandishing a map of uh the Border area between Russia and Ukraine it demonstrated where supposed strike in Russia let me remind you that back in January Emanuel macron that same macron said that Russia should not win like to speak to our colleu from the global South and to all states whose leadership continues to adopt a reasonable course of action do not believe theous prom of the organiz of the power in Bur this is just primitive attempt to set another alternat for Russia indirectly signing everyone who attends this closed door meeting that the Striking hypocrisy is OB how can you talk about peace organizers of this conference on one hand leaning this pseudo peaceful conference and on the other hand throwing supplies of weapons to Kev and at the same time giving the green light for the use of those weapons on Russian territory his legitimacy is in question even within Ukraine stated that only KF can dictate the conditions of peace let me remind you that back in October of 2024 he signed a decree Zin signed a decree prohibiting negotiations with the Russian leadership call M States and the secretar not in these provocations useless power in Bur do not let yourselves be used as extras in these HED intrigues ideas which could lay the groundwork for negotiations were put forward by African countries League of Arab states by Brazil as well deep understanding of the causes of this crisis has been exhibited by China as well all along unfortun and have demonstratively ignored all these efforts and categorically refused to discuss them in the hope that they will at last get their historic chance to Vanquish Russia goes without saying that’s not going to happen Special Operation is ongoing and its objectives are being met one by one the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffering setbacks in the field of battle and they now acting in a Cy fashion hunting down peaceful citizens destroying resal buildings kindergarten schools and hospitals whereas west countries momentarily forgetting international minian law are adting this for instance Miller US state representative went so low as to say that in belgrad there are only military targets there aren’t any civilians there hardly any civilians Left End Of course as a result of a u attack using American attack in lugans of a residential building collapsed people died 60 people were injured on the same day Ukrainian miled a strike a sh in the village of s in region when many patrons and stuff were there first they use guided bombs and then him missil 22 people died just a few days ago in a Russian journalist was killed yet another one valer Ken an NTV cameraman colleagues were injured this was a targeted strike we disappointed by the fact that the UN secretari did not find find the courage to name the party at fault nor to condemn this terrorist attack mentioning the fact that the US has decided to lift the band on supplies of weapons to the Ukrainian nationalist itan in Russia has been recognized as a terrorist organization us they used to say that other militants racist they’re xenophobes and uh hold Ultra nationalistic views they given up their vile inh Ideology Now very recently Washington stopped noticing any human rights violations being committed by other Fighters is not only committing crimes against Russian citizens also desting its own population that drop serious setback and losses on the battlefield the UF are trying to plug using men who were mobilized by force so convinced their own that draft officers have proclaimed open season on such men they’re pulling them out of their cars they’re catching them in transp whether they’re healthy or not it doesn’t matter everyone gets medical clearance and are sent to the front perfectly understandable therefore the fact that people are hiding to avoid the fate of fighting for the Z regime those who can’t pay off the draft offices have to hide some do manage to cross the border and save themselves some do not Ukrainian men are gradually being UK industrial and agricultural base is being so down price there’s no money to pay off the loans received fromal organization and this is a result of actions taken by the Western backers of the puppet regime in Ukraine once they’ve squeezed Ukraine dry they will cast Ukraine off to the Dustbin of history and they will move on to imposing democracy in other country any country ready to believe in these count Western PL said on a number of occasions that we’re ready to discuss how we can achieve Las UK in Europe based on the reality on the ground and given our security we’ve been unswervingly demonstrating and you might look at the M you might look at the Istanbul agreement come to fruition because of the action of the West since the very outset putting forth diplomatic solutions to the crisis the objective we’re pursuing is not to free the conflict but to settle it and yet all of our initiatives were cast aside the West NQ are trying to impose defeat on Russia however they have failed in their the russed a very specific It Is unpend by our status for Ukraine without nuclear weapons UK democratization and dentification full respect for the rights and interests of Russian speaking citizens in Ukraine the recognition of the territorial reality on the ground that is the status of Crimea and Zia recognition of this status as constituent enties of the Russian Federation all of these proposals should then be enshrined as part of fundamental International agreement of course this implies that all Western sanctions against Russia would be lifted understand their respons and like to reiterate to engage with all states but there should be an imitation of a peace process so as [Music] to further some narrow interests like the one in bgen it should be a serious substantive discussion on a whole host of issues related to International Security andal political and moral responsibility for the ongoing Bloodshed will be on them it goes without saying that the reality on the ground on the contact line will continue to change and they will not be changing in favor and at that point the conditions for the start of talks will be very different thank you I thank the representative of Russian Federation for statement I now give the floor to the representative of United Kingdom thank you president and I thank High representative nakamitsu for her briefing president our Russian colleague has asked for this debate in order to obscure a simple truth the situation we face today has one sole cause President Putin’s illegal and unprovoked invasion the problem is the presence of Russian weapons in Ukraine not the reverse President Putin’s illegal War has caused misery to millions of Ukrainian citizens in the last few months he has intensified his campaign still further he has increased Russia’s use of Glide bombs against major cities 3,500 in May alone a step change in the threat to civilians he has opened opened a new front against HEV which is still recovering from the 2022 Invasion and he is seeking to destroy Ukraine’s power sector depriving families of heat light and electricity in the hope of coercing ukrainians into giving up we heard last week from ASG MSA that Civ civilian casualties in Ukraine last month were the highest for a year much of this campaign is planned and delivered from Russian territory Glide bombs hitting Ukrainian cities and missiles hitting power stations are launched from aircraft inside Russian airspace Russia is mustering equipping and commanding forces for the h offensive from inside its borders president Ukraine has every right to defend itself from these attacks in line with article 51 of the un Charter Ukraine striking military targets that are actively threatening its territory infrastructure and civilian population is not escalatory as Russia has claimed but a reasonable step to protect itself every country in a similar situation would do the same we remain Resolute in our commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial Integrity in line with the UN Charter and we will continue to provide support for its self-defense president tomorrow dozens of world leaders will GA will gather in Switzerland to express support for a lasting peace in line with the UN Charter Russia is straining every senu to stop them from going but they know that the charter is the basis for Global Peace and security and that we must uphold it in Ukraine if President Putin truly wants to protect his people that is in his own hands he could end this war tomorrow if he stopped his aggression and withdrew his forces from Ukraine’s territory again we urge him to do so thank you I thank the representative of United Kingdom for the statement I now give the floor to the representative of cyana thank you Mr President I thank USG nakamitsu for the briefing and note the contributions of Mr kovalik gyana also welcomes the participation of the representative of Ukraine in today’s meeting we have now reached nearly 28 months since the start of this war 28 months of nearly daily bombardment of cities and towns resulting in the killing of at least 11,000 civilians and injury of more than 21 1,000 others across Ukraine according to Ocha the scale of the humanitarian crisis created by this war is deeply alarming with more than 14.6 million ukrainians about 40% of the population requiring some form of humanitarian assistance Mr President the world is witnessing a proliferation of armed conflicts across multiple continents governments are investing unprecedented levels of Revenue in soaring military budgets where there are legitimate concerns military spending is prioritized as governments seek to appease their population that they can defend themselves against existing threats in other cases such spending is by the perpetrators of such threats to advance their expansionist and other interests in both cases development is aversely affected global Military expenditure for 2023 reached 2.4 trillion representing 6.8 increase in real terms from 2022 and was reportedly the steepest year-on-year increase since 2009 meanwhile the Ukraine humanitarian response plan remains only 27.5% funded legitimate defense concerns notwithstanding there are many direct and indirect links between military expenditure and the reduction of available resources for social and economic devel velopment indeed the ongoing conflicts have compromised the livelihoods of millions of people and taken us even further away from achieving the sustainable development goals G therefore calls for the peaceful resolution of disputes and respect for sovereignty and territorial Integrity in keeping with the United Nations Charter gyana further maintains that the only effective means of preventing further escalation or instability in Ukraine and the broader region is to end this war we therefore call upon the Russian Federation to withdraw its military forces from the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine we reiterate the urgent need to find a just and Lasting peace through a political and diplomatic process with the commitment of all parties gyana stands ready to contribute to these efforts I thank you I thank the representative of Guyana for the statements I now give the floor to representative of France pres Mr President IU for her briefing this is the 16th time me on Western Arms deliveries to Ukraine the 16th time in the face of the disaster that it has triggered Russia has no other response to bring to the a new attemp to invert responsibil are behind what is behind this war is the decision taken by Russia violation of the chart of the United Nation large invasion of a state which no to it more Western weapons aren’t what prong this conflict is Russia’s do pursuit of this war of aggression defance of the M resolutions ad by General ass defance of the security Council and by the on the 16th of March neither is it the Del of Western weapons international non proliferation and our collective security what’s doing that is the choice made by Russia to supply itself in terms of weapons andun fromation of resolution and the cut launch given to the proliferation programs of the very sameth Kore the made by Russia to acquire armed drones from Iran despite the fact that transfers are prohibited by resolution 22 France in expresses its concern regard transfers of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia these transfers would constitute an escalation would prompt a response presid as Russian strikes are being red up against Ukrainian territory against building against energy infrastructure will continue to provide Ukraine with the military support which is air and space in accordance with the Char material to make the Ukraine in the region is doing so from military sit situated behind the Russian border and no longer only from occupied territor Ukraine must also be able to adapt strike Russian territory from which Russia is conducting its aggression doing that will be Ukraine exercis right to self defend Russia accuses those providing support to of contributing what talking about training on UK teriz soldiers no way amount to an escalation doing that is simply recognizing Ukraine over territory and giv it again means it def Mr President helping Ukraine to defend itself is an act of creating the conditions for a just and Lasting peace because peace cannot come in the form of victim surrender France will continue alongside its Partners to support as long as is necessary the summit which will begin tomorrow in Switzerland is an important step in building this just and last an opportunity to reach agreements on essential issues the nuclear is civilians and civilian infrastructure and food security France will participate in that Summit at the highest possible level I thank you I thank representative of France for the statement I now give the floor to representative of SRA Leon thank you very much Mr President and thank you for convening this briefing I also thank miss isumi nakamitsu high representative for disarmament Affairs for our insightful briefing we note the contribution of Mr Daniel karik I also welcome the participation of the permanent representative of Ukraine in this meeting as we deliberate on arm Supply relating to the conflict in Ukraine s Leon reiterates its principal position that all transfers of weapons in Conflict situations should occur within the applicable International legal framework and relevant un Security Council resolutions and include pre-transfer risk assessments and end user verification to prevent diversion of arms and ammunition based on that premise we take note of the different perspectives prevented presented on the supply of arms with respect to the conflict in Ukraine since the onset of the conflict two years ago including those relating to the rights to self-defense and breaches of neutrality Mr President were concerned about recent developments in the belu road and kak region which has the potential to further escalate the conflict and wasen the already dire humanitarian situation seron is further concerned about missile and drone attacks on the Russian city of belgorod and the use of highly destructive Glide bombs dropped from ples on the Ukrainian city of kiv and its surroundings in connection with these developments we are deeply concerned with the seeming authorization given by some countries encouraging Ukraine to use weapons supplied by Third parties to strike targets inside Russia Mr President these recent developments involving the use of certain weapons to Target location across borders and statements alluding to the provision of certain capabilities to various factors are worrying as they raise concerns about the potential for further destabilization escalation of the conflict increase in civilian harm and seriously hindering the prospects for a peaceful resolution of the conflict while recognizing the rights of Nations to self-defense it is imperative for all parties to exercise restraint and prioritize dialogue and peace means of conflict resolution to avoid any actions that may jeopardize peace and Security in the region in the long term Mr President it is important that we also continue to remind all parties of the devastating effects of this conflict on civilians and civilian infrastructure reports from the UN Human Rights monitoring mission in Ukraine AA and UNICEF indicates that to date documented civilian casualties have increased to 32,234 including over 10,000 debts while noting that the real figures are likely to be considerably higher UNICEF confirmed on 13th May that nearly 2,000 children have been killed or injured in Ukraine since the start of the conflict in February 2022 highlighting that the number of child fatalities this year has increased by almost 40% compared to 2023 AA also reports that 14.6 million people roughly 40% of Ukraine’s population need some form of humanitarian assistance while approximately 9.7 million people have been forcibly displaced by War these alarming civilian casualty figures and the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine underscores the urgent need for all parties to the conflict to prioritize the protection of civilians and refrain from further escalation and the pursuit of the option of winning the war on the battlefield dialogue and diplomacy should be the primary tools employed to deescalate tensions and pave the way for a peaceful resol resolution of the conflict the International Community including this Council must remain steadfast in its commitment to supporting the pursuit of a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine in this regard while we note the summit on peace in Ukraine will take place over the weekend we are of the view that the Russian Federation should have been invited to attend the meeting being a key stakeholder in any peace process serun reiterates its commitment to upholding the principles of international law and the United Nations chter emphasizing the importance of respecting National sovereignty territorial integrity and encouraging peaceful settlement of disputes in conclusion Mr President we call for an immediate session of hostilities respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and for genuine diplomat IC efforts to achieve a peaceful and Lasting resolution to the conflict taking into account the legitimate concerns of all parties involved I thank you I thank the representative of aelion for the statement I now give the floor to representative of United States uh thank you Mr President and thank you high representative nakamitsu for your briefing Mr President it is therefore no surprise Russia called today meeting the day before dozens of countries traveled to Switzerland for the summit on peace today’s meeting is a transparent attempt to distract the world and blame anyone but itself for what is happening in Ukraine Russia is fooling no one Russia again pedals the Absurd proposition that it is not its own Relentless attacks against another UN member State its people and its cities that are prolonging this war Russia asks us to believe that it is Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself that are the real obstacles to peace after over two years since the start of its fullscale Invasion there are now more countries sitting around this table than have Stood Beside Russia in its illegal war of aggression in contrast over 140 countries have repeatedly called on Russia to end its war against Ukraine and fully withdraw from Ukraine’s internationally recognized territory it is no surprise that Russia has sought to strengthen ties with the few countries willing to support its blatant disregard of international law and the UN Charter the dprk has unlawfully transferred dozens of ballistic missiles and over 11,000 containers of ammunitions to Aid Russia’s war against Ukraine prolonging the suffering of the Ukrainian people the transfer by the dprk and procurement by Russia of these ballistic missiles and other arms and related material are clear violations of Security Council resolutions on May 29 the United States published analytical material showing a visual comparison of images from dprk State media and images of missile debris uh from hariv confirming Russia used dprk missiles against Ukraine Russia has deepened its military relationship with Iran including through its acquisition of Iranian uavs which credible reporting suggest are being used to Target Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure reports indicate Russia also seeks to procure ballistic missiles from Iran as we have said before such an acquisition would represent a significant escalation in Iran’s support for Russia’s war of aggression and let me be clear the People’s Republic of China is also playing a significant role in supporting Russia’s War efforts the PRC is providing Russia with substantial quantities of Machine Tools micro Electronics Optics as well as UAV and cruise missile technology these materials are filling critical gaps in Russia’s defense production cycle since 2023 Russia has rapidly expanded its capacity to make key Munitions including artillery rounds in large part due to prc’s PRC companies provision of nitr cellulose in the last quarter of 2023 alone More than 70% of Russia’s nearly $900 million in Machine Tool Imports came from China Russia has likely used these Machine Tools to help increase ballistic missile production the PRC has also been providing Russia with UAV engines and turbojet engines for cruise missiles and of even more concern PRC and Russian entities have been working to jointly produce uavs inside Russia we urge all countries to cease military cooperation with Russia which supports its war of aggression against Ukraine Mr President the United States remains committed to providing Ukraine what it needs to defend itself in accordance with article 51 of the UN Charter the international community’s participation in the upcoming Summit on peace in Ukraine hosted by Switzerland will be crucial in supporting our shared objective the maintenance of International Peace and security we call on all countries to support Ukraine’s pursuit of a just and Lasting peace consistent with the principles and purposes of the UN Charter the United States will stand by Ukraine as it seeks a just and Lasting peace consistent with the UN Charter we will continue to call for justice for the victims of this war of aggression and to work for accountability for those responsible thank you Mr President I thank the representative of United States for the statement I now give the FL to representative of Algeria thank you Mr President I also thank under Secretary General Isom nakamitsu for her insightful briefing I listened carefully to the remarks made by Mr Daniel kovalik Mr President since the start of our mandate at the UN Security Council Algeria has always insisted on the need to abandon the logic of Confrontation prevailing in the conflict in Ukraine we repeatedly cautioned this very Council against confrontation and polarization which only lead to more loss of lives prolonged suffering of populations and further obstacles to finding effective Solutions we urged the parties to prioritize the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructures we also called on them to favor dialogue and genuine and genuine negotiation inclusively and constructively taking into consideration the legitimate security concerns unfortunately all those calls remain unanswered and this situation underground is not evolving toward a peaceful settlement we are rather witnessing more escalation of tensions that could only worsen the situation and keep us away from any positive Pro respects against this backdrop Algeria once again expresses its deep concern over the influx and use of increasingly lethal and destructive weapons and ammunition in Conflict zones equally concerning is the risk of those weapons falling into the hands of and control of criminal or terrorist groups a situation that could cause wide threats to peace and security moreover the parties should be consistently Guided by their obligations and their international law including International humanitarian law and no effort should be spurred in alleviating people’s suffering finally Mr President we believe that it is critical to enhance International and inclusive diplomatic efforts to achieve peace and to create conducive conditions and on environment to that end our focus should be on reaching a peaceful settlement that could Garner the consensus of the parties involved in this conflict only genuine and inclusive negotiations could bring us close to end this conflict and build sustainable peace Algeria remains ready to support any efforts aiming to achieve peace and security through a genuine and inclusive dialogue between the parties I thank you I thank the representative of Algeria for the statement I now give the floor to representative of Malta thank you president and I also thank um High representative nakamitsu for her briefing it has been 28 months since the Russian Federation launched its fullscale invasion of Ukraine in violation of the UN Charter and international law the security situation in KV region along with other parts of Ukraine continues to deteriorate and Russia’s daily attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure show no sign of abating according to the office for the High Commissioner for human rights at least 174 civilians were killed and 690 were injured in May the highest number of Civilian casualties in a single month since June 2023 this should be at the center of our considerations instead the Russian Federation is once again trying to present the narrative that Ukraine is is not entitled to defend itself or receive any assistance from its allies to do so to exist however Ukraine has no alternative but to defend itself this is a right that is enshrined in article 51 of the UN Charter president Russia’s most recent campaign against Ukraine’s power grid which started in late March has caused destruction and Devastation as Ukraine summer starts with blackouts an about winter also begin to set in Russian forces had already damaged most of Ukraine’s thermal and hydroelectric power plants recent power outages have raised concern about what will happen when cold weather arrives we must consider that the energy system in Ukraine is down by over 50% of its pre-war generation capacity attacks against civilians and civilian structure must stop immediately perpetrators of such crimes must be held accountable all parties have an obligation to protect civilians and to ensure compliance with international law including International humanitarian law we also highlight the principles of proportionality and distinction as well as the special protections afforded to children to reduce the significant risk of harm to civilians President we are deeply concerned over the mounting evidence of Russia’s procurement and use of dprk missiles against Ukraine this is a flagrant violation of Security Council resolutions as well as of the sanctions regime in this connection we deeply regret Russia’s decision to veto the Mandate of the renewal of the 1718 panel of experts these actions undermine the global nonproliferation regime as well as the UN charer itself to conclude president the summit on peace in Ukraine to be held the weekened in Switzerland will serve as a stepping stone in creating framework for prospective negotiations that would bring all parties towards a comprehensive just and Lasting peace for Ukraine based on the UN Charter and international law until that day comes Malta will continue to support Ukraine we will continue to urge Russia to unconditionally completely and immediately withraw its forces and proxies as well as military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine within its International recognized bord a world in which might is right is a proposition that molta can never accept I thank you I thank the representative of Malta for the statement I now give the floor to the representative of mosambik thank you Mr President I thank the I thank Mr isumi nakamitsu High representative forment Affairs and Mr Daniel kovalik for their insights I acknowledge the presid pres of the permanent representative of Ukraine in this meeting Mr President since the outbreak of this conflict we have been regularly holding meetings to address the immense threat to International Peace and security posed by this conflict the last one took place on the 20th May 2024 regrettably despite repeated calls from the United Nations and Global Community for an immediate success of hostilities the situation in Ukraine has only deteriorated civilians Contin continue to Bear the brand of death danger and destruction due to the blatant disregard for international humanitarian law and the rules of war the conflict’s human human toll is heartbreaking and catastrophic it is evident that the path of escalating milit Force cannot lead to a just and sustainable resolution to this crisis this behavior is inev inevitably leading to an incremental Trend in arms supplies to the conflict Zone and foing and arms race globally confirming the escalatory trajectory of this conflict anchored on the soul and firm belief on a military solution this reality is captured by the Global Peace Index 2024 report from The Institute for economics and peace which shows the devastating human cost and the complexity of Modern Warfare due to the regional conflicts such as the Russia Ukraine and haa conflicts these conflicts are examples of forever Wars where prolonged violence becomes seemingly endless without clear resolutions exacerbated by external Military Support asymmetric Warfare and geopolitical Rives Mr President mamb fully recognize the legitimate right of each and every country to self-defense and to adopt the necessary measures to that effect however this legitimate right must always be exercised ized in a responsible and transparent manner within the existing International legal framework this approach is fundamental to promoting the nonproliferation regimes and avert the diversion of arms to the hands of an authorized actors furthermore the protection of civilians remains our utmost priority ensuring the safety and well-being of innocent civilians should be a non- negotiable principle Mr President upholding the international legal framework for arms control and responsible arms transfer is crucial in our humble opinion the solution lies on a political and negotiated approach as the most valuable way to end this conflict and lay the foundation for a lasting and sustainable peace between the two neighboring countries we reiterate our calls to the parties to immediately cease hostilities resume direct negotiations without any preconditions and engage in a constructive and meaningful dialogue I thank you Mr President I thank the representative of mamic for the statement I now give the floor to representative of Switzerland also like to thank the high representative for Affairs Miss naku thank you for also taken good note of Mr K president tion vital that we revert to the fundamental principles that Nation we are bound by common princi enshrined in the United Nation found by the overing and Central purpose of this document to maintain to of States peaceful settlement of binds us to refrain fromat ored including of the United Nations in order to achieve a peaceful solution Russia to immediately dealate the situation toe all hostilities and to withdraw its troops from the ter Ukraine has the right to uphold its security and to defend its as a result of the on Devastation attack on Ukraine number of casualties to rise international humanarian law and civilians and civilian infrastructure reiterate the need to comply with the relevant multilateral convention relevant Security Council resolutions in this field confence recovery just a few months after the start of the military today we must have thecourage to final preparations are under way for Ukraine to be held in near 100 will be attending this Summit the devel understanding of a path towards aace UK hope that this meeting will inspire process enabling us to At Last towards the end of commitment to contribute to just Conta a future negations parties we all age danging through everyone on all peace and our efforts and our duty maintain International Peace and security I thank you I thank the representative of Switzerland for her statement I now give the floor to representative of [Music] China president I representative ISU kamu for her briefing the crisis in Ukraine is still dragging on C flow of weapons and ammunition into the battlefield will only exacerbate the crisis result in casualties and increase the risk of weapons being unaccounted for or their proliferation complex issues can never find Simple Solutions might help end the war but will not bring about lasting peace calls on the parties to the conflict to demonstrate political will meet each other halfway and launch peace talks as soon as possible with a view to ending the fighting we call on the International Community to give priority to peace and human situation speed up peace promotion efforts to prevent escalation of Confrontation join hands to address the negative spillover effect of the crisis and work jointly to build conditions for a political settlement China’s position on the question of Ukraine has been consistent and categorical committed to objectivity and impartiality we will main close communication with all parties push for peace negotiations and play a constructive role towards an early political settlement to the crisis in Ukraine president May 20th when the council consed the question of Ukraine the US Representative indicated that China helped Russia rebuild defense industry at that time I already responded today the US Representative once again spread the false remarks that China has supported uh the US in rebuilding its defense industry this is unacceptable I wish to reiterate that China is neither the creator of the crisis Ukraine nor a party to it China has always been pushing for a political settlement and pushing for talks China has not provided legal lethal weapons to any party to the conflict and has always strictly controlled due use items the economic and trade cooperation between China and Russia comply with WTO rules and Market rules and is not targeted against any third party it does not run counter to international law as a matter of fact since the outbreak of the war the train between the US and Russia has never stopped under such circumstances the US has on many occasion the normal trade relations between China and Russia this is nothing but a high up it is an attempt to divert people’s attention on the conflict and it is just creating differences we Ur the us to stop using the Ukrainian issue as excuse to smear China and to impose unilateral sanctions and unreasonable suppression on Chinese companies we also the US to make real and positive efforts to end the war and to restore peace thank you I thank the representative of China for the statement I now give the floor to representative of Slovenia Mr President I wish to thank the briefers for their presentations Mr President let me make a couple of points also on behalf of my delegation firstly Slovenia supports Ukraine in its fight against aggression and it will continue to do so until Russia withdraws its troops our Aid to Ukraine is delivered in order to support a country defending itself in line with article 51 of the UN Charter it is worth pointing out that while our support to Ukraine is in line with the app applicable International and National legal framework works there is ample evidence to suggest that Russia is procuring arms illegally from the dprk this has far-reaching consequences and has a potential destabilizing effect around the globe secondly listening again about the rising profits of Western defense companies let me underline that Aid to Ukraine is not a matter of money economy or profits it is a matter of principle and solidarity but if one should want to pursue the the economic discourse we cannot but be reminded of the double standards employed in this debate Russia has shifted into a full wartime economy itself and is spending an estimated 30% of its budget for building up arms arms used for attacks on a sovereign neighboring country this circle is not helping anyone and it should stop thirdly hearing the Russian delegation speak about prospects for peace feels us up with hope however we would like to submit that every discussion about lasting peace starts and ends with the respect of international law including the UN Charter in this connection we look forward to the peace Summit that is starting tomorrow in Switzerland Mr President in order to secure the future of Ukraine and as a matter of fact other nations as well this Council needs to step in and start building trust and we’re ready to do our part I thank you I thank the representative of Slovenia for the statement I now give the floor to representative of Japan thank you Mr President I thank High representative nakamitsu and the other briefer for their briefings as we all know it is a malicious shameful hypocrisy that an aggressor a permanent member of the Security Council is criticizing a victim this has led to this body not being able to adequately address this issue which is a major threat to International Peace and security we wish to repeat with 100% Clarity it is Russia that initiated this war of aggression in violation of the UN Charter no matter what excuses Russia might make Russia will never be able to justify any of its illegal actions against Ukraine nor undermine Ukraine’s legitimate right to defend itself for the majority of the International Community it is nothing but natural to provide continuous legitimate support for Ukraine as it fights for its survival its sovereignity and its territorial Integrity we are totally appalled in hearing Russia’s rationale for calling today’s meeting as it is Russia itself who in blatant violation of Security Council resolutions has been procuring and using North Korean artilleries including ballistic missiles in Ukraine taking a tremendous toll on people living there it is also deeply regrettable that Russia’s veto to block the renewal of the Mandate of panel of experts makes it easier for Russia and North Korea to evade the UN sanctions Mr President Russia has demonstrated diplomatic creativity in attempting to obscur the UND undeniable fact of its aggression however it cannot pardon itself Russia has been strongly condemned not only by the majority of the council members but by the International Community at large as repeatedly reflected in general assembly resolutions in this regard we once again strongly urge Russia to stop squandering the council’s precious time and resources by automatically requesting a security council meeting as a counter to another as well as using such meetings as a forum of propaganda and disinformation such a misuse of the councils only divid values the councils itself which benefits nobody including the Russian Federation Mr President the necess the necessary elements of Peace in Ukraine have been clear from the beginning and remain the violation of the UN Charter must be rectified immediately we are proudly committed to to the peace for formula and strongly support the summit on peace in Ukraine which begins tomorrow and Japan will be represented by prime minister there can be no just and Lasting peace without Ukraine pursuing neutrality between the aggressor and the victim while treating both as if they were on an equal footing should not be the goal such an approach even in a good will only benefit the aggressor Russ let me conclude my statement by reiterating the words of the general assembly resolution adopted March 2nd 2022 by an overwhelming majority vote I quote deplores in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine in violation of Article 2 paragraph 4 of the charter and also demands that the Russian Federation immediately completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders end quote today we are honored to reaffirm Japan’s position which aligns with the overwhelming majority of the International Community and which is moral principled and just I thank you I thank the representative of Japan for her statement I now give the floor to representative ofad representative of Ukraine in the chamber situation War situation Ukraine remains unresolved 841 days after the inv after 841 days we’re still seen the great risk to the civilian population continue and risks to Regional and Global Peace are on the rise has red behind the widely resounding International claran to parties to refrain from using explosive weapons in populated areas we call upon parties to move fighting away from urban areas and nuclear facilities International humanitarian law is patently clear in its provision prohibition rather of attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure that law must be has been eloquently expounded upon by high representative nak Mr self defense Ed and must be pursued within the provisions of the Char the transfer of weapons and Munitions must in strict adherance to the applicable International legal framework moreover the import trans production and Export done by states must avoid the diversion illicit trade in and UND the possibility that the conflict will expand ially or the possibility that events will spark greater tension must be avoided at all cost consequently to step up efforts to Halt an escalation of the conflict Ecuador historically has rejected any violation of the sovereignty and territorial Integrity of States we have always favored the peaceful resolution of disputes this is a principle from which we cannot stray in this nor in other conflict Mr President colleagues my country and dialog dialog led by the International Community which are designed to support a lasting peace which respects the sovereignty and territorial Integrity of Ukraine in accordance with the principles of international law and the United Nations Charter moreover recognizes that peace requires the participation of the party and any effort to pursue that goal must be valued direct and constructive dialogue between the parties to bring about a cessation of facilities and the restoration of Peace cannot wait I thank you I thank the representative of Ecuador for his statement now I shall make a statement in my capacity as representative of the Republic of Korea I also join thanking High representative nakam mitz for the briefing and take note of Mr koval’s remarks I also welcome the participation of the Ukraine delegation at today’s meeting with a passage of 840 days since Russia’s fullscale invasion of Ukraine we are now witnessing is the increased suffering of Ukraine people particularly in May Russia has targeted the hary region and has intensified its indiscriminate attacks once again on the Eastern regions of Ukraine such as donet and jaffar as of late as a result the civilian death toll in crine last month Rose sharply to 174 which was the highest in a year in this sense Ukraine taking the path to exercise its inherent right to self-defense is inevitable as enshrined in article 51 of the UN Charter alongside the international communities communities assistance who is the aggressor and who are the defender is Crystal Clear to all in the meantime what makes this Dynamic of War even more complicated and devastating is the ongoing arms trait between Russia and dprk which constitute a blatant violation of multiple secur Council resolu Solutions so the topic of today’s meeting of this August body should be illegal military cooperation between Russia and the dprk not assistance to Ukraine reportedly the two leaders of Russia and the dprk are set to imminently meet during the during an upcoming high level visit this is all the more appalling as the dprk is ignoring and even even mocking this August Body by repeatedly violating secret Council resolutions while Russia is DCT of its Duty as a P5 member confered with its responsibility of maintaining International Peace and security as it aggressively engages in the use of force against the neighboring country we urge Russian dprk once again to abide by the related un secret Council resolutions Russia’s continued Invasion will only lead to strengthen the international community’s will to defend the UN Charter and the stand in solidarity with Ukraine and this has been and will be clearly demonstrated at two International Conference this week just days ago the Ukraine recovery Conference was held in Germany where more than 60 like-minded countries reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine and they shared the commitment to strengthen the resilience of Ukraine for as long as needed and this weekend leaders from various parts of the world will gather again at the summit on peace in Ukraine in Switzerland to lay out the steps to end the war consistent with the principles and purposes of the UN Charter Korea is no exception as and is proudly participating in the international community’s United efforts toward the peace and reconstruction in Ukraine Ukraine Korea will continue to stand with Ukraine people until they achieve a just and Lasting peace in their lands will also remains firmly on the side of Justice in the UN Charter now I resume my function as the president of the council I now give the floor to the representative of Ukraine well thank you Mr President uh distinguished members of the security Council I express my appreciation of the briefing of uh under Secretary General nakamitsu and mindful of the cost of uh the security Council meetings I would certainly not comment on Mr kik’s Nonsense it would be a further waste of the taxpayers money I also recognize the continued occupation of the seat of the Soviet Union by the dictators Envoy we reiterate our deep regret that these delegation continues to undermine the security council’s mandate by regularly attempting to use this organ as a platform for disseminating Russian propaganda it is one of many negative impacts of a profound decades long Russian crisis meanwhile Russia continues to kill ukrainians just two days ago nine civilians were killed in the city of K Nea Petrov region after a Russian isander M ballistic missile HD a multi-story residential building this attack also wounded 29 people including five children earlier the same day Russia also attempted to kill residents of K by targeting the Ukrainian Capital with six missiles both cruise and Ballistic and 24 shahad drones thanks to the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces all drones and five missiles were intercepted the remaining missile however hit a civilian infrastructure facility last night another barrage of 14 missiles and 17 drones was launched on Ukrainian cities our people experienced similar Horrors during the second world war the entire territory of Ukraine was occupied by Nazi Germany and my country suffered two waves of disastrous destruction in 1941 critical infrastructure was blown up by the retreating Soviet troops and in 1943 the Nazis did the same while retreating from Ukraine millions of ukrainians perished in the war either killed by Nazis or dying in concentration camps many also lost their Liv lives in Soviet meet assaults when Stalin’s generals ordered the taking of cities to coincide with Soviet public holidays that was the case with the 1943 Battle of Kiev the order was to liberate the city at all costs by the day of the anniversary of the balic Revolution the Soviet troops lost in the Battle of Kev over 100,000 soldiers 10 times more than the es a significant number of those Fallen were Ukrainian ukrainians mobilized from the nearby regions and rushed to the battlefield poorly equipped and untrained however even the meat grinder tactic would not have helped Stalin defeat the Nazi without the assistance of the states that gathered in Washington on January the 1st 19 19 42 to sign the Declaration by the United Nations the United States alone provided the to the Soviet Union 400,000 Vehicles 14,000 airplanes 13,000 tanks 2.7 million tons of petrol products 4.5 million tons of food and many other items at the tan conference in 1943 Stalin admitted that himself on November 30th Winston Churchill’s birthday Stalin proposed a toast in his honor and praised both the United States and the United Kingdom and I quote I want to tell you what from the Soviet point of view the president and the United States did to win the war the most most important things in this war are machines the United States is a country of machines without these machines we would have lost the war end of quote today on the eve of the peace Summit we call on all United Nations just as it was in January 1942 to unite against the evil that has once again brought War to Europe today Putin’s green and the gashing of his waren fangs which come from the same Lair where Stalin was hiding behind the Kremlin walls cannot frighten the world just at then your support must put an end to the Russian crisis this war of aggression this imminent threat to all United Nations we also appreciate that the 12 Special Forces AO Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine recently passed Lei vetting carried out by the US government no evidence of violations by the AO Brigade that may prevent US military assistance from going to this unit has been found we welcome this conclusion that debunks the Russian smear campaign that has continued since 2014 soldiers of the aor Brigade were among the courageous Defenders of marial in 2022 and remained to the very end in the besieged city protecting its residents from Russia who was killing on an industrial scale Russia’s hatred towards Mario’s defense ERS led to their ill treatment in Russian captivity and to the Alena massacre in July 20122 currently more than 900 soldiers of a zov brigade are held in kamado in Russian prisons as reported by the office of the High Commissioner for human rights some of them were baten to death and some others given long-term or life sentences simply for being members of the aor Brigade we reiterate our call to stop their torture Grant unimpeded and regular access to them by the icrc and human rights Defenders and include them in prisoner exchanges Mr President while spreading the nonsense that the possession of Arms by the defending party makes peace elusive Russia itself continues to receive weapons from Rogue States like Iran and North Korea pongyang has already reportedly sent to Russia more than 10,000 shipping containers that could hold nearly 5 million artillery shells moreover Russia resorts to press ganging foreign Nationals into East occupation forces in Ukraine by threatening those already in Russia or deceiving those they recruit from abroad as reported by International media Russia Russian authorities have been threatening not to extend visas of African students and workers unless they agree to join the military Moscow detains foreigners his work visas and forces them to choose between deportation or enlistment into the army Russia also launched a global recruitment Drive luring foreign Nationals with promises to of lucrative work before forcing them to train and deploy to the for front line among the most recent cases the is the escape of 22 Sri Lankans who managed to Desert from the Russian army and return home as the spokesperson of the Sri Lanka defense Ministry described this Appo situation on June 11th and I quote they were duped one of those 22 persons a man named Anil madusanka told reporters that he had received a job offer to be a driver in Russia upon arrival however he was handed an assault rifle and sent to the front line after being wounded he was able to flee to his country’s Embassy in Moscow which arranged for his repatriation we urge all member states to trace the Russian Recruiters in your countries and take measures to prevent a devastating impact of the Russian crisis on the safety of your citizens let’s be clear Russia is looking for Canon F Mr President tomorrow the inaugural peace Summit will start in Switzerland we are not surprised that Moscow is using every opportunity to discredit This Global Peace initiative as well as to launch another series of manipulative statements against the backdrop of the worsening Russian crisis it is absurd that Putin who planned prepared and execute and executed together with his accomplices the largest armed aggression in Europe since World War II has presented himself in his statement of today as a peacemaker it is predictable however that to end the war he has once again put forward options that undermine the foundations of the international legal order and the UN Charter Putin’s Al ultimatums have been voiced by Moscow many times before and there is nothing new in these latest statements yet the timing of their announcement is telling on the eve of the inaugural Global Peace Summit in Switzerland Putin pursues only one goal to prevent leaders in countries from participating in this Summit Russia is afraid of just and sustainable peace based on the underlying principles of the UN Charter when once again we hear from the Kremlin Lair the gashing of the old dictators warant FKS as we heard from from from it on February 23 last year when the overwhelming majority of the United Nations members voted for these principles those who voted against them are against a just peace some came promoted freezing of the conflict the powerful voice of the Nations United around the principles of the UN Charter at the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland will be will be decisive for a comprehensive just and Lasting peace in Ukraine this voice is critical to make Russia accept these principles abandon ultimatums and move to good phase negotiations to end the war rather than to continue a propaganda campaign Amplified by horrific daily missile strikes on Ukraine 80 decades ago the Allies that signed a declaration by United Nations by providing massive help with weapons Munitions and food to the victims of aggression stop the war in Europe they are able to stop it this time that what is required now as then is unity and dedication to the principles of the United Nations and the peace Summit in Switzerland is the place to say it loud and clear we the people of the United Nations are determined to stop the war that has brought Untold sorrow to millions of women and men make sure that your voice is heard I thank you I thank the representative of Ukraine for his statement there are no more names inscribed on the list of the speakers the meeting is adjourned e [Music]

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The US has accused Russia of attempting to use the United Nations Security Council to divert the international community’s attention away from the Peace Summit in Switzerland. This comes as the US’ Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations took to the UN Security Council and said, “It is no surprise Russia called today’s UNSC meeting the day before dozens of countries travel to Switzerland for the Summit on Peace. Today’s meeting is a transparent attempt to distract the world and blame anyone but itself for what is happening in Ukraine.”

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