WEBVTT 1 00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:23.559 Thank you for listening to Depictions Media Radio. Welcome to 2 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:57.119 Policy and Rights Show US welcomer Policy Human Joys. Welcome 3 00:00:57.119 --> 00:00:59.359 back to the Policy and Rights here in Depictions Media Radio. 4 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:05.480 I'm your host Michael Klogg's today's We're well, let's focus 5 00:01:05.519 --> 00:01:11.120 on Ukraine because the United Nations did. They actually had 6 00:01:11.359 --> 00:01:17.280 a meeting with the General Assembly on this which will 7 00:01:17.319 --> 00:01:22.079 be the third anniversary of the war of aggression opposed 8 00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:29.239 by Russia against Ukraine, as they three years ago invaded 9 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:38.480 the Ukrainian borders and hoped to well. Quite frankly, the 10 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:41.719 the the hope was probably to to take over the 11 00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:49.840 country of Ukraine, to put President Zelensky out of power 12 00:01:50.439 --> 00:01:57.439 and once again have Ukraine under their under their curtain 13 00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:06.239 and UH and control. Vladimir Putin three years ago discussed 14 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:11.639 all the reasons why UH Ukraine should be part of 15 00:02:12.240 --> 00:02:15.800 Russia and should not be its own sovereign country, and 16 00:02:16.199 --> 00:02:22.080 they and he does this, does not want to recognize 17 00:02:22.599 --> 00:02:30.159 Ukrainian sovereignty. Okay, So we have this war of aggression 18 00:02:30.520 --> 00:02:34.800 that has progressed over the past three years. Damage and 19 00:02:34.879 --> 00:02:39.000 destruction have been done on both sides of the Russian 20 00:02:39.080 --> 00:02:46.919 Ukrainian border. With troops having uh moved far into into 21 00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:56.520 both countries, Ukrainian troops haven't taken are done destruction several 22 00:02:56.599 --> 00:03:03.360 miles within the Russian border, and of course military actions 23 00:03:03.400 --> 00:03:09.560 and equipment belonging to the Russian Federation is standing in 24 00:03:09.759 --> 00:03:19.240 the Ukrainian borders now. At this point, we also have 25 00:03:19.360 --> 00:03:24.000 to take an account that Donald Trump, as he took office, 26 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:28.719 said that this war of aggression against Ukraine would have 27 00:03:28.759 --> 00:03:32.599 never happened had President Biden done what he was supposed 28 00:03:32.599 --> 00:03:36.879 to do to stop it. Not exactly sure what that 29 00:03:37.000 --> 00:03:41.759 actually means, but Donald Trump did actually say that. And 30 00:03:41.919 --> 00:03:49.360 Donald Trump has been unilaterally trying to work with Russia 31 00:03:51.280 --> 00:03:58.199 to bord a peace deal between the two countries without 32 00:03:58.319 --> 00:04:03.199 having President Zelensky the table. He only has Putin and 33 00:04:03.240 --> 00:04:06.800 his people at the table as they try to negotiate 34 00:04:07.240 --> 00:04:12.319 peace between two countries. There is something wrong there and 35 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:15.879 it doesn't really work. You have to have both parties 36 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:18.920 sit at the table for the talks in order to 37 00:04:18.959 --> 00:04:24.600 achieve a real peace. Which brings us to today's events 38 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:28.920 with the UN General Assembly where they were discussing a 39 00:04:29.199 --> 00:04:35.079 peace resolution on the United Nations floor and how to 40 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:38.399 bring about a piece between the two countries and stop 41 00:04:38.600 --> 00:04:46.879 the fighting, stop the destruction, and to have the tools 42 00:04:46.920 --> 00:04:53.720 of war that are sitting in Ukrainian borders be removed 43 00:04:53.879 --> 00:05:02.600 back to Russian borders because it is their equipment. How 44 00:05:02.720 --> 00:05:09.040 the resolution was actually being worded was not agreeable to 45 00:05:09.319 --> 00:05:15.199 Donald Trump, and he told the Representative to the United 46 00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:24.480 Nations to vote no for any resolution outside of the 47 00:05:24.519 --> 00:05:29.639 one that the United States is proposing. Part of that 48 00:05:30.319 --> 00:05:40.040 proposed proposed peace takes away more than fifty percent of 49 00:05:40.839 --> 00:05:49.600 Ukraine's rights to minerals and natural resources within their own 50 00:05:49.680 --> 00:05:57.839 borders simply, and you're gonna hear from the the Minister 51 00:05:57.959 --> 00:06:03.279 of Foreign Affairs for Ukraine say this, They want the 52 00:06:03.480 --> 00:06:10.439 internationally recognized borders to be respected and restored, that they 53 00:06:10.560 --> 00:06:17.399 want control of the territories within their own country, their 54 00:06:17.480 --> 00:06:25.560 own sovereign country, and in general, that wouldn't be a 55 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:33.800 lot to ask for. So here it is that Vladimir 56 00:06:33.839 --> 00:06:42.959 putin Donald J. Trump there they are somehow conspiring to 57 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:51.480 maybe carve up the natural resources of Ukraine. The rest 58 00:06:51.519 --> 00:06:54.480 of the world doesn't seem to want to exactly go 59 00:06:54.600 --> 00:07:01.360 along with that idea. You're going to hear some statements, 60 00:07:01.800 --> 00:07:08.399 including a statement from the uh US representative to to 61 00:07:08.600 --> 00:07:12.959 the United Nations, and you're gonna hear here quite a 62 00:07:13.040 --> 00:07:23.079 number of countries that aren't in agreement with not having 63 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:29.879 President Zelenski or his representatives be at the negotiation table 64 00:07:30.199 --> 00:07:32.839 when you're trying to negotiate a peace deal between the 65 00:07:32.879 --> 00:07:40.279 two countries. You are going to hear arguments that having 66 00:07:40.560 --> 00:07:44.879 both countries sit there, sitting there is going to bring 67 00:07:44.920 --> 00:07:50.160 about something close to the Menska Agreement, which the Mensic 68 00:07:50.319 --> 00:07:56.959 Agreement did fail because that was the agreement that was 69 00:07:57.000 --> 00:08:00.000 supposed to keep Russia on their side of the border, 70 00:08:00.360 --> 00:08:03.399 Ukraine on their side of the border, and keep a 71 00:08:03.480 --> 00:08:09.639 peace and trade agreements between the two countries and keep 72 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:13.279 everybody happy. But there was something in there dead was 73 00:08:13.360 --> 00:08:21.879 not agreeable to Vladimir Putin and he opened fire on 74 00:08:22.439 --> 00:08:32.080 Ukraine three years ago. You have also because because Donald J. 75 00:08:32.200 --> 00:08:36.399 Trump seems to want to side with Vladimir Putin, that 76 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:44.840 he is saying that President Zelenski of the Ukraine was 77 00:08:44.879 --> 00:08:51.799 the original instigator or aggressor in this particular war. So 78 00:08:53.720 --> 00:09:01.399 a lot is happening and a lot of it needs 79 00:09:01.679 --> 00:09:04.799 needs to come down to the two parties need to 80 00:09:05.080 --> 00:09:08.320 need to sit down. Both Ukraine and Russia need to 81 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:12.679 sit down and figure it figure it all out, and 82 00:09:13.200 --> 00:09:16.679 that probably the United States needs to take a seat 83 00:09:17.320 --> 00:09:25.080 and let them work it out themselves. And from an 84 00:09:25.200 --> 00:09:33.759 article within the the U n okay we have we 85 00:09:33.759 --> 00:09:40.519 we have this statement today of during the uh General 86 00:09:40.559 --> 00:09:48.600 Assembly meeting from Dorothy sha you at US ambassador it 87 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:54.080 was time to bring the United Nations, and specifically the 88 00:09:54.120 --> 00:10:00.879 Security Council back to its original purpose, the maintenance of 89 00:10:01.000 --> 00:10:07.960 international peace and security, including a peaceful settlement of disputes. 90 00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:17.000 Let us now step up as Council members to chart 91 00:10:17.120 --> 00:10:23.240 the path forward so that the Security Council Security Council 92 00:10:23.399 --> 00:10:36.159 can do its job and end in the horror. And 93 00:10:36.200 --> 00:10:41.639 then we have the United Kingdom as they introduce amendments 94 00:10:41.679 --> 00:10:47.240 to the US Draft, and she's also doing this on 95 00:10:47.279 --> 00:10:53.519 the behalf of Denmark, Greece, France, the United Kingdom of 96 00:10:54.159 --> 00:10:59.759 Barbara Wardward had this to say. The first amendment to 97 00:11:00.120 --> 00:11:06.519 the US Draft Security Council Resolution would see the replacement 98 00:11:06.639 --> 00:11:16.080 of Russia Ukraine conflict with full scale invasion of Ukraine 99 00:11:16.519 --> 00:11:27.320 by Russian Federation. She also proposed an insertion of a 100 00:11:27.440 --> 00:11:39.600 new preamber paragraph to ensure the territorial integrity of Ukraine, 101 00:11:39.919 --> 00:11:48.480 and the third amendment proposed would be a lasting piece 102 00:11:48.600 --> 00:11:56.639 between Ukraine and Russian Federation to be replaced with a lasting, 103 00:11:56.919 --> 00:12:03.440 comprehensive piece between Russia and the Russian Federation in with 104 00:12:03.639 --> 00:12:08.320 the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of 105 00:12:08.519 --> 00:12:23.480 sovereign equality and territorial integrity of the States. So we 106 00:12:23.559 --> 00:12:28.320 can start to see how the sides are are are 107 00:12:28.399 --> 00:12:32.399 sizing up with the with the UN Security Council and 108 00:12:33.960 --> 00:12:38.919 with the with the difference in wording in the resolution proposals. 109 00:12:40.679 --> 00:12:47.720 So why don't we go ahead and listen to what 110 00:12:47.799 --> 00:12:51.519 happened on the General Assembly. And we're also going to 111 00:12:51.559 --> 00:12:59.320 hear a statement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs uh 112 00:12:59.480 --> 00:13:06.519 for for Ukraine as she speaks after the UN Security 113 00:13:06.559 --> 00:13:16.320 Council meeting and with many countries behind her, stating what 114 00:13:16.360 --> 00:13:21.360 it is that should be achieved with a peace agreement 115 00:13:21.440 --> 00:13:22.879 between both countries. 116 00:13:31.559 --> 00:13:36.919 Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly resumed and called 117 00:13:36.960 --> 00:13:49.039 to order its twentieth Plenary meeting. Members will recall that 118 00:13:49.159 --> 00:13:55.000 in its resolution as I from eleven Slash six of 119 00:13:55.120 --> 00:14:00.240 the twenty three February twenty twenty three, the Assembly decid 120 00:14:00.360 --> 00:14:04.480 and I could to adjourn the eleventh Emergency Special Session 121 00:14:04.639 --> 00:14:09.039 of the General Assembly temporarily and to authorize the President 122 00:14:09.080 --> 00:14:13.399 of the General Assembly to resume its meetings upon request 123 00:14:13.519 --> 00:14:18.960 from Member States and of Court. In this regard, I 124 00:14:18.960 --> 00:14:22.200 should like to draw the attention of delegations to document 125 00:14:22.440 --> 00:14:29.320 a Slash ees iphon eleventh Slash one nineteen, which contains 126 00:14:29.360 --> 00:14:34.240 a letter dated seventeen Febrary twenty twenty five from the 127 00:14:34.320 --> 00:14:39.080 Representative of Poland and Ukraine to United Nations addressed to 128 00:14:39.120 --> 00:14:43.639 the President of General Assembly requesting the resumption of the 129 00:14:43.679 --> 00:14:49.559 eleventh Emergency Special Session. I intend to conduct the proceedings 130 00:14:49.600 --> 00:14:52.759 of this meeting in accordance with the Rule of Precision 131 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:57.120 of the Assembly and the past practices on its Emergency 132 00:14:57.279 --> 00:15:04.679 Special sessions. In accordance with Rules sixty three of the 133 00:15:04.759 --> 00:15:09.279 Rules of Prestige of the Assembly, the President and Vice 134 00:15:09.320 --> 00:15:13.799 President of the seventy nine Session shall serve in the 135 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:18.720 same capacity at the resumed the eleventh Emergency Special Session. 136 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:24.200 May I take it that is the wish of the 137 00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:29.000 Assembly to decide that the Credentials Committee of the seventy 138 00:15:29.120 --> 00:15:34.360 nine Session should serve for the resume eleventh Emergency special session. 139 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:45.440 It is so decided, in keeping with established practice, I 140 00:15:45.480 --> 00:15:48.120 should now like to invite the attention of the Assembly 141 00:15:48.679 --> 00:15:54.399 to document a slash ees iphon eleventh slash one sixteen 142 00:15:55.240 --> 00:15:59.200 concerning member states that are in arrears in the payment 143 00:15:59.279 --> 00:16:03.279 of their financial contributions to the United Nations within the 144 00:16:03.399 --> 00:16:08.120 terms of Article nineteen of the Charter. In addition, I 145 00:16:08.120 --> 00:16:11.080 would like to inform members that, since the issuance have 146 00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:18.440 documented a slash ees iphen eleven slash one sixteen, Cabo 147 00:16:18.559 --> 00:16:23.120 Verde and Grenada have made payments necessary to reduce their 148 00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:28.679 areas below the amount specified in Article nineteen of the Charter. 149 00:16:29.440 --> 00:16:34.840 This information will be reflected in document a slash ees 150 00:16:35.120 --> 00:16:40.639 iphon eleven slash one sixteen slash attend on one to 151 00:16:40.799 --> 00:16:45.840 be issued. May I take it that the Assembly duly 152 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:51.879 takes note of the information contained in these documents. It 153 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:59.159 is so decided in this connection. May I Father take 154 00:16:59.200 --> 00:17:02.080 it that it is the wish of the Assembly to 155 00:17:02.200 --> 00:17:06.200 fold the provision of Resolution seventy nine Slash three of 156 00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:10.680 nine October twenty twenty four, by which sainto may and 157 00:17:10.799 --> 00:17:14.759 principle is permitted to vote in the Assembly until the 158 00:17:14.880 --> 00:17:19.839 end of its seventy nine session and to also allow 159 00:17:20.039 --> 00:17:25.279 these Member state to vote resumed eleven Emergency Special Session. 160 00:17:28.039 --> 00:17:34.680 It is so decided the Assemble will now resume its 161 00:17:34.720 --> 00:17:40.160 consideration of Agenda Item five in title latter dated twenty 162 00:17:40.319 --> 00:17:44.920 eight February twenty fourteen from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine 163 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:48.240 to the United Nations, addressed to the President of the 164 00:17:48.279 --> 00:17:54.440 Security Council, as Slashed twenty two Thousy fourteen Slash one 165 00:17:54.599 --> 00:18:00.279 thirty six. In this connection, the Assembly has before it 166 00:18:00.559 --> 00:18:06.519 two draft resolutions contain in documents a slash ees IPN 167 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:15.000 eleven slash L period ten and L eleven, and draft 168 00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:20.880 amendments to draft resolution A slash ees IFN eleven slash 169 00:18:21.880 --> 00:18:28.319 L period eleven contain in documents a slash ees IPN eleven, 170 00:18:28.599 --> 00:18:34.680 slash L period twelve, Comma l Perod thirteen, Comma L 171 00:18:34.720 --> 00:18:47.519 Perod fourteen and L Prood fifteen. Excellencis Colleagues, today marks 172 00:18:47.559 --> 00:18:54.079 the gram milestone. Three years f now passed since the 173 00:18:54.160 --> 00:18:59.960 Russian Federation launches full scale invasion of Ukraine, an act 174 00:19:00.039 --> 00:19:05.680 naviagration that has led to untold bloodshed and destruction, and 175 00:19:05.799 --> 00:19:11.279 yet the tragedy continues. According to the Office a High 176 00:19:11.279 --> 00:19:16.920 Commissioner for Human Rights. Civilian casualty rose by thirty percent 177 00:19:17.079 --> 00:19:22.720 last year compared to the year before. More life shattered, 178 00:19:23.799 --> 00:19:31.400 more futures lost. Meanwhile, the humanitarian cries in Ukraine remains dire. 179 00:19:33.079 --> 00:19:38.279 The twenty twenty five Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, launched 180 00:19:38.359 --> 00:19:44.960 last months estimate the twelve point seven million people, roughly 181 00:19:45.000 --> 00:19:49.880 thirty six percent of the country's population, will require assistance 182 00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:55.960 this year. We cannot afford another year of this. In 183 00:19:56.200 --> 00:20:04.839 just war, the General has been clear and unwavering. It 184 00:20:04.880 --> 00:20:11.000 has adopted six resolutions demanding the immediate, complete and in 185 00:20:11.079 --> 00:20:15.799 conditional withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine territory and to 186 00:20:15.839 --> 00:20:21.519 an end to attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure. These 187 00:20:21.599 --> 00:20:26.400 resolution have consistently reaffirmed the need for a peaceful solution, 188 00:20:27.599 --> 00:20:31.039 one rooted in the chart of the United Nations in 189 00:20:31.079 --> 00:20:38.119 the principles of sovereigny, equality and territorial integrity. At a 190 00:20:38.160 --> 00:20:43.480 time when the United Nations is under intense scrutiny, and 191 00:20:43.519 --> 00:20:47.400 when the Security Council is deadlock on matters of key 192 00:20:47.880 --> 00:20:53.359 importance for our collective security, the General Assembly has demonstrated 193 00:20:53.400 --> 00:21:03.160 its ability and its responsibility to act. Colleagues, Russian aggression 194 00:21:03.279 --> 00:21:08.559 against Ukraine is a grave violation of the United Nations Charter. 195 00:21:10.279 --> 00:21:13.920 As the areas university of the signing of the Charter approach, 196 00:21:15.319 --> 00:21:19.880 we must reaffirm that lasting and meaningful peace will never 197 00:21:20.039 --> 00:21:25.799 be achieved through force. It will come through silencing the guns, 198 00:21:26.720 --> 00:21:31.440 turning to dialogue and diplomacy, and upholding the principles in 199 00:21:31.559 --> 00:21:36.279 shrine in the Charter. We must be prepared to promote 200 00:21:36.400 --> 00:21:41.599 inclusive dialogue and actively work towards a just and sustainable peace, 201 00:21:42.759 --> 00:21:49.559 one firmly accurate in international law, General Assembly resolutions and 202 00:21:49.680 --> 00:21:54.480 above all the will and the rights of Ukrainian and 203 00:21:54.559 --> 00:22:00.720 its people. These assemblyments stand firm in its resolved to 204 00:22:00.880 --> 00:22:08.319 find a way forward towards peace. Let's prove through actions 205 00:22:08.440 --> 00:22:14.079 and not words, that a comprehensive, just and lasting piece 206 00:22:14.759 --> 00:22:20.559 is within our reach. Thank you. I now give the 207 00:22:20.640 --> 00:22:26.880 floor to her Excellency Marianna Betza, Deputy Minister Forends Affairs 208 00:22:26.880 --> 00:22:32.960 of Ukraine, to introduce draft Resolution A slash es iphon 209 00:22:33.240 --> 00:22:36.759 eleven slash l period ten. 210 00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:48.039 Thank you, Mister President, Dear ladies and gentlemen, distinguished colleagues, 211 00:22:48.559 --> 00:22:53.599 You excellencies, this is a moment of truth, a historic moment, 212 00:22:54.519 --> 00:22:58.480 a historic moment not only for Ukraine, a historic moment 213 00:22:58.559 --> 00:23:02.720 not only for Europe, a historic moment for the entire 214 00:23:02.759 --> 00:23:07.720 democratic world. And the way we answer to the Russian 215 00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:12.839 aggression to day, the way we answer to Russian atrocities 216 00:23:13.400 --> 00:23:17.119 and crimes, the way were answer to the aggression as 217 00:23:17.160 --> 00:23:21.079 a tool of statescraft will define not only the future 218 00:23:21.079 --> 00:23:24.519 of Ukraine, will define not only the future of Europe. 219 00:23:25.559 --> 00:23:29.559 It will define our common future, the future of entire 220 00:23:29.559 --> 00:23:33.559 democratic road and the future of the Yun. Are we 221 00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:38.039 ready to abide by the Yun Charter? Are we ready 222 00:23:38.559 --> 00:23:44.119 to protect sovereignty in territorial integrity of states? Are we 223 00:23:44.279 --> 00:23:47.839 ready to abide by the principle of inviolability of borders 224 00:23:48.400 --> 00:23:54.359 and none use of force? Mister President, to day marks 225 00:23:54.519 --> 00:23:57.559 three years from the fusk invasion by the Russian Federation, 226 00:23:58.400 --> 00:24:04.799 three years of u Krane's resistance, three years of Ukraine's preservation, 227 00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:10.839 three years of Ukraine's fight and heroism. But let me 228 00:24:10.880 --> 00:24:15.000 recall that the war started eleven years ago, in twenty fourteen. 229 00:24:16.119 --> 00:24:19.319 Eleven years ago, Ukraine faced one of the most dramatic 230 00:24:19.359 --> 00:24:24.039 and challenging periods in its modern history. While resisting the 231 00:24:24.119 --> 00:24:30.480 attempt to impose dictatorship, Ukrainians demonstrated dignity and defended their 232 00:24:30.839 --> 00:24:34.839 choice for the democratic future in the family of European countries. 233 00:24:36.000 --> 00:24:40.359 While the sovereign choice of Ukrainians posed no real threat 234 00:24:40.359 --> 00:24:44.799 to Russia, the Kremlin perceived it as a threat to 235 00:24:44.839 --> 00:24:51.200 the imperial and non colonial ambitions In Kremlin's world. Ukraine 236 00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:55.480 was relegated to the role of a Russian satellite within 237 00:24:55.480 --> 00:24:59.680 its sphere of influence. For Russia, a military solution to 238 00:24:59.720 --> 00:25:06.319 this imagined threat was always an optional. This information, economic warfare, 239 00:25:06.839 --> 00:25:10.680 subversive activities, all of these laid the groundwork for the 240 00:25:10.720 --> 00:25:16.039 subsequent Russian aggression against Ukraine, and immediately after the victory 241 00:25:16.720 --> 00:25:20.240 of the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, Russia started its 242 00:25:20.519 --> 00:25:24.359 occupation of Autonomous Republic of Crimea and some parts of 243 00:25:25.039 --> 00:25:30.400 the and Lugansk regions. Weak international response to Russia's attacks 244 00:25:30.400 --> 00:25:34.839 on Krimea, Donetsk and Lohansk back then led to a 245 00:25:34.839 --> 00:25:39.119 full scale military invasion of my country from the northeast 246 00:25:39.160 --> 00:25:43.400 and south. Three years ago. Russia has plunged the entire 247 00:25:43.440 --> 00:25:49.880 world into yet another war, a war totally unprovoked, unjustified, 248 00:25:50.240 --> 00:25:55.440 and unlawful, driven solely by morbid geopolitical delusions of the past, 249 00:25:55.920 --> 00:25:58.880 and yet the bloodiest war in Europe after the Second 250 00:25:58.920 --> 00:26:03.400 World War, and all of us became the targets Ukraine 251 00:26:03.400 --> 00:26:07.799 and Ukrainians because Russia denies our every right to exist. 252 00:26:09.079 --> 00:26:11.880 The world has become a target because Russian missiles do 253 00:26:11.920 --> 00:26:18.000 not only strike Ukraine, they also shatter the global security architecture, 254 00:26:19.119 --> 00:26:23.920 which three years into this invasion remains riddled with gaping hosts. 255 00:26:24.119 --> 00:26:28.880 Much like the countries countless residential buildings destroyed across Ukraine. 256 00:26:29.440 --> 00:26:33.400 The United Nations is under attack because Russia attacked every 257 00:26:34.079 --> 00:26:39.160 foundation of the YUN Charter, bladedly violated the YUN Charter 258 00:26:39.279 --> 00:26:43.039 and the core principles enshrined in it. Russia wants to 259 00:26:43.119 --> 00:26:48.160 replace the world based on international law, to the world 260 00:26:48.240 --> 00:26:52.200 based on the rule of force, and finally, Russia attacked humanity. 261 00:26:52.880 --> 00:26:58.599 Humanity itself is under attack and unsurprising reality, giving that 262 00:26:58.680 --> 00:27:02.480 Russia has made medieval cruelty a whole mock of its 263 00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:07.440 military strategy against a peaceful neighbor and blackmails every one 264 00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:14.000 with its nuclear weapons. Excellencies, Russia believed Ukraine would surrender. 265 00:27:14.799 --> 00:27:19.640 Russia believed he would fall in three days. Russia believed 266 00:27:19.799 --> 00:27:26.599 our government would flee. However, Russia miscalculated gravely. Eleven years, 267 00:27:26.759 --> 00:27:31.960 Ukraine's stands firmly and resists. The mists of Russia's military 268 00:27:31.960 --> 00:27:35.880 invincibility has been shattered. What was once seen as an 269 00:27:36.000 --> 00:27:41.519 unstoppable force has been met with resilience, courage and determination, 270 00:27:42.200 --> 00:27:46.640 reinforced by the unwavering support of the free world. Your 271 00:27:46.640 --> 00:27:51.440 solidarity has demonstrated that unity and principles of the Yun 272 00:27:51.599 --> 00:27:57.000 Charter are stronger than aggression and lawlessness. I want to 273 00:27:57.000 --> 00:28:00.559 reiterat our profound gratitude to over one hundred four member 274 00:28:00.559 --> 00:28:03.960 states that had stood with us, including those who have 275 00:28:04.000 --> 00:28:07.880 supported relevant resolutions in this hall, To those who provided 276 00:28:08.319 --> 00:28:12.119 military aid to Ukraine, to those who provided humanitarian assistance 277 00:28:12.160 --> 00:28:15.920 to Ukraine, to those who received our temperate displaced persons, 278 00:28:16.519 --> 00:28:19.200 To those who help and continue to help bring our 279 00:28:19.240 --> 00:28:23.599 deported children back home, our prisoners of war bring home, 280 00:28:23.920 --> 00:28:27.880 and our illegally detained civilians to bring them home. To 281 00:28:27.960 --> 00:28:31.240 those who have contributed to the implementation of our Grain 282 00:28:31.279 --> 00:28:36.240 from Ukraine Initiative, a practical effort to mitigate global food 283 00:28:36.400 --> 00:28:41.599 secured threats stemming from this war. This war has never 284 00:28:41.640 --> 00:28:45.680 been about Ukraine only. It is about a fundamental right 285 00:28:46.440 --> 00:28:50.039 of any nation to exist, to choose its own path, 286 00:28:50.759 --> 00:28:55.039 and to live free from aggression. If aggression is justified 287 00:28:55.599 --> 00:28:58.880 and a victim is blamed for its resilience and a 288 00:28:58.920 --> 00:29:03.960 will to survive, than no country is safe to day. 289 00:29:04.079 --> 00:29:07.880 Ukraine fights not only for its own independence, but for 290 00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:12.079 a world of nations that are not divided into predators 291 00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:16.160 and prey. When no zones of conflict, of influencory and 292 00:29:16.440 --> 00:29:20.000 gray zones exist. We are fighting for a world which 293 00:29:20.039 --> 00:29:24.839 cannot be divided by any another molotov ribent impact. We 294 00:29:25.000 --> 00:29:27.480 stand up for the world where a future of a 295 00:29:27.559 --> 00:29:32.640 nation cannot be determined by another Yachta conference. Mister President, 296 00:29:33.359 --> 00:29:37.200 three years of Russia's full scale invasion against Ukraine him 297 00:29:37.799 --> 00:29:40.519 have made it clear that we are dealing with the 298 00:29:40.559 --> 00:29:45.839 protected high intensity of war with extreme levels of casualties 299 00:29:46.200 --> 00:29:51.480 and spill over effect rippled across different areas and continents. 300 00:29:51.880 --> 00:29:55.039 Let mistress once again that the u n were formed 301 00:29:55.160 --> 00:29:59.160 after the Second World War to prevent future wars and 302 00:29:59.319 --> 00:30:05.160 maintain international peace and security. Against the backdrop of ongoing 303 00:30:05.319 --> 00:30:09.799 and upcoming peace efforts, the General Assembly should take a 304 00:30:09.839 --> 00:30:13.720 pivotal role in determining the basis for the just and 305 00:30:13.799 --> 00:30:17.519 last peace in Ukraine and in Europe, as well as 306 00:30:17.519 --> 00:30:21.880 its standing for sovereignty of all states. A clear message 307 00:30:22.480 --> 00:30:26.720 that the vision of comprehensive, just and lasting peace, consistent 308 00:30:26.799 --> 00:30:29.279 with the YOU in Charter that we endorsed in this 309 00:30:29.359 --> 00:30:33.279 whole two years ago, remains valid and must be implemented 310 00:30:33.359 --> 00:30:39.599 without delay. Already this year, however, reducing the Assembly's position 311 00:30:40.119 --> 00:30:45.000 to merely stating that this desire is not enough. We 312 00:30:45.119 --> 00:30:50.039 need to reconfirm that the aggression should be condemned and discredited, 313 00:30:50.640 --> 00:30:56.440 not rewarded. Our position must include substantive elements and ensure 314 00:30:56.480 --> 00:30:59.880 that any future peace initiatives aligns with the principles of 315 00:31:00.000 --> 00:31:04.079 the u in Charter. This is the rachanale behind the 316 00:31:04.160 --> 00:31:06.920 drafter solution that I have the honor to introduce today 317 00:31:06.960 --> 00:31:10.519 on behalf of the broad group of course consors. My 318 00:31:10.599 --> 00:31:14.440 delegation moves that after hearing the introduction of all the 319 00:31:14.599 --> 00:31:19.200 l documents, the Assembly immediately proceed to the consideration of 320 00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:26.079 our draft resolution a slash e S eleven slash L ten, 321 00:31:26.960 --> 00:31:30.599 on the understanding that the debate would resume immediately after 322 00:31:30.680 --> 00:31:33.920 action on the draft resolution, and that the eleven's emergency 323 00:31:33.960 --> 00:31:37.799 session would be only temporarily adjoined after the conclusion of 324 00:31:37.839 --> 00:31:44.440 the debate. We need clear guidance, not just silence weapons temporality, 325 00:31:44.599 --> 00:31:48.359 nor just cease fire, but to achieve a solution which 326 00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:53.599 is just, comprehensive and sustainable, a solution that guarantees that 327 00:31:53.640 --> 00:31:56.640 there will be no repetition what happened three years ago 328 00:31:56.720 --> 00:32:00.680 on February twenty four, twenty twenty two, neither in Ukraine 329 00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:05.640 nor elsewhere for us. For Ukraine, the past is clear. 330 00:32:06.079 --> 00:32:09.559 The only way, as our President Odmess Lanscape has stated, 331 00:32:10.119 --> 00:32:13.079 to ensure a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, is to 332 00:32:13.160 --> 00:32:17.079 refirm our commitment to the Yun Charter and to agree 333 00:32:17.319 --> 00:32:21.079 that the principles enshrined in it, the principal sovereignty and 334 00:32:21.119 --> 00:32:24.400 the principle of teritual integrity of states within its international 335 00:32:24.440 --> 00:32:29.519 recognized Bordists, might serve as the foundation. By docting the draft, 336 00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:34.079 the General Assembly will also address the global impact of 337 00:32:34.200 --> 00:32:38.480 war and outline the areas where this impact has been 338 00:32:38.519 --> 00:32:42.880 particular detrimental and where the engagement of all responsible nations 339 00:32:43.279 --> 00:32:47.359 would be crucial. In particular, there are global food security, 340 00:32:47.519 --> 00:32:52.559 urnagy security, the global economy, nuclear security and safety, and 341 00:32:52.640 --> 00:32:57.880 the environment, justice and accountability. As we mark three years 342 00:32:57.920 --> 00:33:02.319 of these devastating Russia's full invasion against Ukraine, we call 343 00:33:02.440 --> 00:33:05.960 on all nations to stand firm and to take the 344 00:33:06.119 --> 00:33:10.039 side the side of the Charter, the side of the humanity, 345 00:33:10.720 --> 00:33:15.039 and the side of just and lusting peace, peace through strengths, 346 00:33:15.119 --> 00:33:21.640 as the aggressor would never stop while while seeing weakness. Excellences, 347 00:33:22.440 --> 00:33:26.880 Ukraine's commitment to the YUN Charter's principle traces back to 348 00:33:26.920 --> 00:33:30.240 the first day of our organization. Now it may seem 349 00:33:30.559 --> 00:33:34.119 to be symbolic that it was a representative of Ukraine 350 00:33:34.160 --> 00:33:38.640 who cheered eighty years ago the committee responsible for drafting 351 00:33:38.799 --> 00:33:42.960 the Preamble, Purposes and Principles of the Future Charter at 352 00:33:42.960 --> 00:33:46.319 the UN Conference on International Organization in San Francisco in 353 00:33:46.400 --> 00:33:51.720 nineteen forty five. Unfortunately, we haven't yet reached the point 354 00:33:51.880 --> 00:33:55.839 where principles enshrined the YUN Charter are respected by all 355 00:33:55.920 --> 00:33:59.119 member states and the Article fifty one of the Charter 356 00:33:59.480 --> 00:34:03.559 is just an of history. Definitely not, as my country 357 00:34:03.559 --> 00:34:07.440 has been compelled to exercide its inherent right to self 358 00:34:07.440 --> 00:34:13.960 defense under the above mention Article fifty one. Following unprovoked, mean, brutal, 359 00:34:14.119 --> 00:34:19.280 genicidal war, while persisting in defending our country until the 360 00:34:19.360 --> 00:34:23.800 threat is over, we strive for peace. Peace that will 361 00:34:23.800 --> 00:34:27.239 give the vote another chance to leave according to the rules, 362 00:34:27.559 --> 00:34:31.840 when all nations regardling, regardless of the size of geography, 363 00:34:32.239 --> 00:34:36.079 will equally enjoy their sovereign rights rather than depend upon 364 00:34:36.119 --> 00:34:39.679 the mercy more powerful. This is the spirit that should 365 00:34:39.679 --> 00:34:43.039 guide us during the vote on the draft resolution advancing 366 00:34:43.119 --> 00:34:47.199 a comprehensive just and lust in peace in Ukraine. I 367 00:34:47.199 --> 00:34:50.599 am confirmed this will be a vote for peace. For 368 00:34:50.639 --> 00:34:54.880 the you in Charter and for each Member States. I 369 00:34:55.039 --> 00:34:57.760 urge you to vote in favor of Ukraine's draft resolution. 370 00:34:58.320 --> 00:34:59.119 Thank you so much. 371 00:35:00.079 --> 00:35:02.880 I now give the floor to the Distinguish Representative of 372 00:35:02.920 --> 00:35:08.079 the United States to introduce draft resolution A slash es 373 00:35:08.559 --> 00:35:12.199 iPhone eleven slash l period eleven. 374 00:35:16.639 --> 00:35:25.159 Thank you, mister President. Mister President, Excellency's colleagues, Today marks 375 00:35:25.239 --> 00:35:29.079 three years since the escalation of the Russia Ukraine War. 376 00:35:30.039 --> 00:35:33.199 We have all been concerned about the suffering in Ukraine 377 00:35:33.639 --> 00:35:36.079 and the war's effects on the rest of the world 378 00:35:37.360 --> 00:35:40.480 since the start of the war. Eleven years ago. The 379 00:35:40.559 --> 00:35:44.960 United Nations has repeatedly condemned Russia's blatant violations of the 380 00:35:45.079 --> 00:35:50.360 UN Charter. Multiple resolutions of the General Assembly have demanded 381 00:35:50.480 --> 00:35:55.920 that Russia withdraw its forces from Ukraine. Those resolutions have 382 00:35:56.039 --> 00:35:59.199 failed to stop the war. It has now dragged on 383 00:35:59.559 --> 00:36:02.679 for far too long and at far too terrible a 384 00:36:02.760 --> 00:36:06.719 cost to the people in Ukraine, in Russia and beyond. 385 00:36:08.159 --> 00:36:13.119 Generations of Ukrainians and Russians have died unnecessarily, as the 386 00:36:13.159 --> 00:36:16.719 war has brought the world closer to a nuclear confrontation. 387 00:36:17.880 --> 00:36:22.800 The longer it continues, the greater the suffering for both nations. 388 00:36:23.679 --> 00:36:28.159 This war must end now. It is time for Member 389 00:36:28.159 --> 00:36:31.920 States to return to the purposes and principles of the Charter, 390 00:36:32.559 --> 00:36:37.440 mainly to maintain international peace and security, including through the 391 00:36:37.480 --> 00:36:43.559 peaceful settlement of disputes. Mister President, as we gather today 392 00:36:43.639 --> 00:36:47.119 on this third anniversary, what we need is a resolution 393 00:36:47.440 --> 00:36:51.559 marking the commitment from all UN member states to bring 394 00:36:51.639 --> 00:36:56.320 a durable end to the war. The draft resolution submitted 395 00:36:56.320 --> 00:37:00.880 by the United States makes this very point. Our draft 396 00:37:01.000 --> 00:37:04.800 implores a swift end to the conflict and further urges 397 00:37:04.920 --> 00:37:10.199 a lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia. This is what 398 00:37:10.320 --> 00:37:14.760 is needed now, and we urge all member states, including 399 00:37:15.000 --> 00:37:19.400 Ukraine and Russia, to join us in this effort. A 400 00:37:19.519 --> 00:37:24.480 simple historic statement from the General Assembly that looks forward, 401 00:37:25.079 --> 00:37:31.320