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Speaker 1: on Ukraine because the United Nations did. They actually had
Speaker 1: a meeting with the General Assembly on this which will
Speaker 1: be the third anniversary of the war of aggression opposed
Speaker 1: by Russia against Ukraine, as they three years ago invaded
Speaker 1: the Ukrainian borders and hoped to well. Quite frankly, the
Speaker 1: the the hope was probably to to take over the
Speaker 1: country of Ukraine, to put President Zelensky out of power
Speaker 1: and once again have Ukraine under their under their curtain
Speaker 1: and UH and control. Vladimir Putin three years ago discussed
Speaker 1: all the reasons why UH Ukraine should be part of
Speaker 1: Russia and should not be its own sovereign country, and
Speaker 1: they and he does this, does not want to recognize
Speaker 1: Ukrainian sovereignty. Okay, So we have this war of aggression
Speaker 1: that has progressed over the past three years. Damage and
Speaker 1: destruction have been done on both sides of the Russian
Speaker 1: Ukrainian border. With troops having uh moved far into into
Speaker 1: both countries, Ukrainian troops haven't taken are done destruction several
Speaker 1: miles within the Russian border, and of course military actions
Speaker 1: and equipment belonging to the Russian Federation is standing in
Speaker 1: the Ukrainian borders now. At this point, we also have
Speaker 1: to take an account that Donald Trump, as he took office,
Speaker 1: said that this war of aggression against Ukraine would have
Speaker 1: never happened had President Biden done what he was supposed
Speaker 1: to do to stop it. Not exactly sure what that
Speaker 1: actually means, but Donald Trump did actually say that. And
Speaker 1: Donald Trump has been unilaterally trying to work with Russia
Speaker 1: to bord a peace deal between the two countries without
Speaker 1: having President Zelensky the table. He only has Putin and
Speaker 1: his people at the table as they try to negotiate
Speaker 1: peace between two countries. There is something wrong there and
Speaker 1: it doesn't really work. You have to have both parties
Speaker 1: sit at the table for the talks in order to
Speaker 1: achieve a real peace. Which brings us to today's events
Speaker 1: with the UN General Assembly where they were discussing a
Speaker 1: peace resolution on the United Nations floor and how to
Speaker 1: bring about a piece between the two countries and stop
Speaker 1: the fighting, stop the destruction, and to have the tools
Speaker 1: of war that are sitting in Ukrainian borders be removed
Speaker 1: back to Russian borders because it is their equipment. How
Speaker 1: the resolution was actually being worded was not agreeable to
Speaker 1: Donald Trump, and he told the Representative to the United
Speaker 1: Nations to vote no for any resolution outside of the
Speaker 1: one that the United States is proposing. Part of that
Speaker 1: proposed proposed peace takes away more than fifty percent of
Speaker 1: Ukraine's rights to minerals and natural resources within their own
Speaker 1: borders simply, and you're gonna hear from the the Minister
Speaker 1: of Foreign Affairs for Ukraine say this, They want the
Speaker 1: internationally recognized borders to be respected and restored, that they
Speaker 1: want control of the territories within their own country, their
Speaker 1: own sovereign country, and in general, that wouldn't be a
Speaker 1: lot to ask for. So here it is that Vladimir
Speaker 1: putin Donald J. Trump there they are somehow conspiring to
Speaker 1: maybe carve up the natural resources of Ukraine. The rest
Speaker 1: of the world doesn't seem to want to exactly go
Speaker 1: along with that idea. You're going to hear some statements,
Speaker 1: including a statement from the uh US representative to to
Speaker 1: the United Nations, and you're gonna hear here quite a
Speaker 1: number of countries that aren't in agreement with not having
Speaker 1: President Zelenski or his representatives be at the negotiation table
Speaker 1: when you're trying to negotiate a peace deal between the
Speaker 1: two countries. You are going to hear arguments that having
Speaker 1: both countries sit there, sitting there is going to bring
Speaker 1: about something close to the Menska Agreement, which the Mensic
Speaker 1: Agreement did fail because that was the agreement that was
Speaker 1: supposed to keep Russia on their side of the border,
Speaker 1: Ukraine on their side of the border, and keep a
Speaker 1: peace and trade agreements between the two countries and keep
Speaker 1: everybody happy. But there was something in there dead was
Speaker 1: not agreeable to Vladimir Putin and he opened fire on
Speaker 1: Ukraine three years ago. You have also because because Donald J.
Speaker 1: Trump seems to want to side with Vladimir Putin, that
Speaker 1: he is saying that President Zelenski of the Ukraine was
Speaker 1: the original instigator or aggressor in this particular war. So
Speaker 1: a lot is happening and a lot of it needs
Speaker 1: needs to come down to the two parties need to
Speaker 1: need to sit down. Both Ukraine and Russia need to
Speaker 1: sit down and figure it figure it all out, and
Speaker 1: that probably the United States needs to take a seat
Speaker 1: and let them work it out themselves. And from an
Speaker 1: article within the the U n okay we have we
Speaker 1: we have this statement today of during the uh General
Speaker 1: Assembly meeting from Dorothy sha you at US ambassador it
Speaker 1: was time to bring the United Nations, and specifically the
Speaker 1: Security Council back to its original purpose, the maintenance of
Speaker 1: international peace and security, including a peaceful settlement of disputes.
Speaker 1: Let us now step up as Council members to chart
Speaker 1: the path forward so that the Security Council Security Council
Speaker 1: can do its job and end in the horror. And
Speaker 1: then we have the United Kingdom as they introduce amendments
Speaker 1: to the US Draft, and she's also doing this on
Speaker 1: the behalf of Denmark, Greece, France, the United Kingdom of
Speaker 1: Barbara Wardward had this to say. The first amendment to
Speaker 1: the US Draft Security Council Resolution would see the replacement
Speaker 1: of Russia Ukraine conflict with full scale invasion of Ukraine
Speaker 1: by Russian Federation. She also proposed an insertion of a
Speaker 1: new preamber paragraph to ensure the territorial integrity of Ukraine,
Speaker 1: and the third amendment proposed would be a lasting piece
Speaker 1: between Ukraine and Russian Federation to be replaced with a lasting,
Speaker 1: comprehensive piece between Russia and the Russian Federation in with
Speaker 1: the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of
Speaker 1: sovereign equality and territorial integrity of the States. So we
Speaker 1: can start to see how the sides are are are
Speaker 1: sizing up with the with the UN Security Council and
Speaker 1: with the with the difference in wording in the resolution proposals.
Speaker 1: So why don't we go ahead and listen to what
Speaker 1: happened on the General Assembly. And we're also going to
Speaker 1: hear a statement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs uh
Speaker 1: for for Ukraine as she speaks after the UN Security
Speaker 1: Council meeting and with many countries behind her, stating what
Speaker 1: it is that should be achieved with a peace agreement
Speaker 1: between both countries.
Speaker 2: Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly resumed and called
Speaker 2: to order its twentieth Plenary meeting. Members will recall that
Speaker 2: in its resolution as I from eleven Slash six of
Speaker 2: the twenty three February twenty twenty three, the Assembly decid
Speaker 2: and I could to adjourn the eleventh Emergency Special Session
Speaker 2: of the General Assembly temporarily and to authorize the President
Speaker 2: of the General Assembly to resume its meetings upon request
Speaker 2: from Member States and of Court. In this regard, I
Speaker 2: should like to draw the attention of delegations to document
Speaker 2: a Slash ees iphon eleventh Slash one nineteen, which contains
Speaker 2: a letter dated seventeen Febrary twenty twenty five from the
Speaker 2: Representative of Poland and Ukraine to United Nations addressed to
Speaker 2: the President of General Assembly requesting the resumption of the
Speaker 2: eleventh Emergency Special Session. I intend to conduct the proceedings
Speaker 2: of this meeting in accordance with the Rule of Precision
Speaker 2: of the Assembly and the past practices on its Emergency
Speaker 2: Special sessions. In accordance with Rules sixty three of the
Speaker 2: Rules of Prestige of the Assembly, the President and Vice
Speaker 2: President of the seventy nine Session shall serve in the
Speaker 2: same capacity at the resumed the eleventh Emergency Special Session.
Speaker 2: May I take it that is the wish of the
Speaker 2: Assembly to decide that the Credentials Committee of the seventy
Speaker 2: nine Session should serve for the resume eleventh Emergency special session.
Speaker 2: It is so decided, in keeping with established practice, I
Speaker 2: should now like to invite the attention of the Assembly
Speaker 2: to document a slash ees iphon eleventh slash one sixteen
Speaker 2: concerning member states that are in arrears in the payment
Speaker 2: of their financial contributions to the United Nations within the
Speaker 2: terms of Article nineteen of the Charter. In addition, I
Speaker 2: would like to inform members that, since the issuance have
Speaker 2: documented a slash ees iphen eleven slash one sixteen, Cabo
Speaker 2: Verde and Grenada have made payments necessary to reduce their
Speaker 2: areas below the amount specified in Article nineteen of the Charter.
Speaker 2: This information will be reflected in document a slash ees
Speaker 2: iphon eleven slash one sixteen slash attend on one to
Speaker 2: be issued. May I take it that the Assembly duly
Speaker 2: takes note of the information contained in these documents. It
Speaker 2: is so decided in this connection. May I Father take
Speaker 2: it that it is the wish of the Assembly to
Speaker 2: fold the provision of Resolution seventy nine Slash three of
Speaker 2: nine October twenty twenty four, by which sainto may and
Speaker 2: principle is permitted to vote in the Assembly until the
Speaker 2: end of its seventy nine session and to also allow
Speaker 2: these Member state to vote resumed eleven Emergency Special Session.
Speaker 2: It is so decided the Assemble will now resume its
Speaker 2: consideration of Agenda Item five in title latter dated twenty
Speaker 2: eight February twenty fourteen from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine
Speaker 2: to the United Nations, addressed to the President of the
Speaker 2: Security Council, as Slashed twenty two Thousy fourteen Slash one
Speaker 2: thirty six. In this connection, the Assembly has before it
Speaker 2: two draft resolutions contain in documents a slash ees IPN
Speaker 2: eleven slash L period ten and L eleven, and draft
Speaker 2: amendments to draft resolution A slash ees IFN eleven slash
Speaker 2: L period eleven contain in documents a slash ees IPN eleven,
Speaker 2: slash L period twelve, Comma l Perod thirteen, Comma L
Speaker 2: Perod fourteen and L Prood fifteen. Excellencis Colleagues, today marks
Speaker 2: the gram milestone. Three years f now passed since the
Speaker 2: Russian Federation launches full scale invasion of Ukraine, an act
Speaker 2: naviagration that has led to untold bloodshed and destruction, and
Speaker 2: yet the tragedy continues. According to the Office a High
Speaker 2: Commissioner for Human Rights. Civilian casualty rose by thirty percent
Speaker 2: last year compared to the year before. More life shattered,
Speaker 2: more futures lost. Meanwhile, the humanitarian cries in Ukraine remains dire.
Speaker 2: The twenty twenty five Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, launched
Speaker 2: last months estimate the twelve point seven million people, roughly
Speaker 2: thirty six percent of the country's population, will require assistance
Speaker 2: this year. We cannot afford another year of this. In
Speaker 2: just war, the General has been clear and unwavering. It
Speaker 2: has adopted six resolutions demanding the immediate, complete and in
Speaker 2: conditional withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine territory and to
Speaker 2: an end to attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure. These
Speaker 2: resolution have consistently reaffirmed the need for a peaceful solution,
Speaker 2: one rooted in the chart of the United Nations in
Speaker 2: the principles of sovereigny, equality and territorial integrity. At a
Speaker 2: time when the United Nations is under intense scrutiny, and
Speaker 2: when the Security Council is deadlock on matters of key
Speaker 2: importance for our collective security, the General Assembly has demonstrated
Speaker 2: its ability and its responsibility to act. Colleagues, Russian aggression
Speaker 2: against Ukraine is a grave violation of the United Nations Charter.
Speaker 2: As the areas university of the signing of the Charter approach,
Speaker 2: we must reaffirm that lasting and meaningful peace will never
Speaker 2: be achieved through force. It will come through silencing the guns,
Speaker 2: turning to dialogue and diplomacy, and upholding the principles in
Speaker 2: shrine in the Charter. We must be prepared to promote
Speaker 2: inclusive dialogue and actively work towards a just and sustainable peace,
Speaker 2: one firmly accurate in international law, General Assembly resolutions and
Speaker 2: above all the will and the rights of Ukrainian and
Speaker 2: its people. These assemblyments stand firm in its resolved to
Speaker 2: find a way forward towards peace. Let's prove through actions
Speaker 2: and not words, that a comprehensive, just and lasting piece
Speaker 2: is within our reach. Thank you. I now give the
Speaker 2: floor to her Excellency Marianna Betza, Deputy Minister Forends Affairs
Speaker 2: of Ukraine, to introduce draft Resolution A slash es iphon
Speaker 2: eleven slash l period ten.
Speaker 3: Thank you, Mister President, Dear ladies and gentlemen, distinguished colleagues,
Speaker 3: You excellencies, this is a moment of truth, a historic moment,
Speaker 3: a historic moment not only for Ukraine, a historic moment
Speaker 3: not only for Europe, a historic moment for the entire
Speaker 3: democratic world. And the way we answer to the Russian
Speaker 3: aggression to day, the way we answer to Russian atrocities
Speaker 3: and crimes, the way were answer to the aggression as
Speaker 3: a tool of statescraft will define not only the future
Speaker 3: of Ukraine, will define not only the future of Europe.
Speaker 3: It will define our common future, the future of entire
Speaker 3: democratic road and the future of the Yun. Are we
Speaker 3: ready to abide by the Yun Charter? Are we ready
Speaker 3: to protect sovereignty in territorial integrity of states? Are we
Speaker 3: ready to abide by the principle of inviolability of borders
Speaker 3: and none use of force? Mister President, to day marks
Speaker 3: three years from the fusk invasion by the Russian Federation,
Speaker 3: three years of u Krane's resistance, three years of Ukraine's preservation,
Speaker 3: three years of Ukraine's fight and heroism. But let me
Speaker 3: recall that the war started eleven years ago, in twenty fourteen.
Speaker 3: Eleven years ago, Ukraine faced one of the most dramatic
Speaker 3: and challenging periods in its modern history. While resisting the
Speaker 3: attempt to impose dictatorship, Ukrainians demonstrated dignity and defended their
Speaker 3: choice for the democratic future in the family of European countries.
Speaker 3: While the sovereign choice of Ukrainians posed no real threat
Speaker 3: to Russia, the Kremlin perceived it as a threat to
Speaker 3: the imperial and non colonial ambitions In Kremlin's world. Ukraine
Speaker 3: was relegated to the role of a Russian satellite within
Speaker 3: its sphere of influence. For Russia, a military solution to
Speaker 3: this imagined threat was always an optional. This information, economic warfare,
Speaker 3: subversive activities, all of these laid the groundwork for the
Speaker 3: subsequent Russian aggression against Ukraine, and immediately after the victory
Speaker 3: of the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, Russia started its
Speaker 3: occupation of Autonomous Republic of Crimea and some parts of
Speaker 3: the and Lugansk regions. Weak international response to Russia's attacks
Speaker 3: on Krimea, Donetsk and Lohansk back then led to a
Speaker 3: full scale military invasion of my country from the northeast
Speaker 3: and south. Three years ago. Russia has plunged the entire
Speaker 3: world into yet another war, a war totally unprovoked, unjustified,
Speaker 3: and unlawful, driven solely by morbid geopolitical delusions of the past,
Speaker 3: and yet the bloodiest war in Europe after the Second
Speaker 3: World War, and all of us became the targets Ukraine
Speaker 3: and Ukrainians because Russia denies our every right to exist.
Speaker 3: The world has become a target because Russian missiles do
Speaker 3: not only strike Ukraine, they also shatter the global security architecture,
Speaker 3: which three years into this invasion remains riddled with gaping hosts.
Speaker 3: Much like the countries countless residential buildings destroyed across Ukraine.
Speaker 3: The United Nations is under attack because Russia attacked every
Speaker 3: foundation of the YUN Charter, bladedly violated the YUN Charter
Speaker 3: and the core principles enshrined in it. Russia wants to
Speaker 3: replace the world based on international law, to the world
Speaker 3: based on the rule of force, and finally, Russia attacked humanity.
Speaker 3: Humanity itself is under attack and unsurprising reality, giving that
Speaker 3: Russia has made medieval cruelty a whole mock of its
Speaker 3: military strategy against a peaceful neighbor and blackmails every one
Speaker 3: with its nuclear weapons. Excellencies, Russia believed Ukraine would surrender.
Speaker 3: Russia believed he would fall in three days. Russia believed
Speaker 3: our government would flee. However, Russia miscalculated gravely. Eleven years,
Speaker 3: Ukraine's stands firmly and resists. The mists of Russia's military
Speaker 3: invincibility has been shattered. What was once seen as an
Speaker 3: unstoppable force has been met with resilience, courage and determination,
Speaker 3: reinforced by the unwavering support of the free world. Your
Speaker 3: solidarity has demonstrated that unity and principles of the Yun
Speaker 3: Charter are stronger than aggression and lawlessness. I want to
Speaker 3: reiterat our profound gratitude to over one hundred four member
Speaker 3: states that had stood with us, including those who have
Speaker 3: supported relevant resolutions in this hall, To those who provided
Speaker 3: military aid to Ukraine, to those who provided humanitarian assistance
Speaker 3: to Ukraine, to those who received our temperate displaced persons,
Speaker 3: To those who help and continue to help bring our
Speaker 3: deported children back home, our prisoners of war bring home,
Speaker 3: and our illegally detained civilians to bring them home. To
Speaker 3: those who have contributed to the implementation of our Grain
Speaker 3: from Ukraine Initiative, a practical effort to mitigate global food
Speaker 3: secured threats stemming from this war. This war has never
Speaker 3: been about Ukraine only. It is about a fundamental right
Speaker 3: of any nation to exist, to choose its own path,
Speaker 3: and to live free from aggression. If aggression is justified
Speaker 3: and a victim is blamed for its resilience and a
Speaker 3: will to survive, than no country is safe to day.
Speaker 3: Ukraine fights not only for its own independence, but for
Speaker 3: a world of nations that are not divided into predators
Speaker 3: and prey. When no zones of conflict, of influencory and
Speaker 3: gray zones exist. We are fighting for a world which
Speaker 3: cannot be divided by any another molotov ribent impact. We
Speaker 3: stand up for the world where a future of a
Speaker 3: nation cannot be determined by another Yachta conference. Mister President,
Speaker 3: three years of Russia's full scale invasion against Ukraine him
Speaker 3: have made it clear that we are dealing with the
Speaker 3: protected high intensity of war with extreme levels of casualties
Speaker 3: and spill over effect rippled across different areas and continents.
Speaker 3: Let mistress once again that the u n were formed
Speaker 3: after the Second World War to prevent future wars and
Speaker 3: maintain international peace and security. Against the backdrop of ongoing
Speaker 3: and upcoming peace efforts, the General Assembly should take a
Speaker 3: pivotal role in determining the basis for the just and
Speaker 3: last peace in Ukraine and in Europe, as well as
Speaker 3: its standing for sovereignty of all states. A clear message
Speaker 3: that the vision of comprehensive, just and lasting peace, consistent
Speaker 3: with the YOU in Charter that we endorsed in this
Speaker 3: whole two years ago, remains valid and must be implemented
Speaker 3: without delay. Already this year, however, reducing the Assembly's position
Speaker 3: to merely stating that this desire is not enough. We
Speaker 3: need to reconfirm that the aggression should be condemned and discredited,
Speaker 3: not rewarded. Our position must include substantive elements and ensure
Speaker 3: that any future peace initiatives aligns with the principles of
Speaker 3: the u in Charter. This is the rachanale behind the
Speaker 3: drafter solution that I have the honor to introduce today
Speaker 3: on behalf of the broad group of course consors. My
Speaker 3: delegation moves that after hearing the introduction of all the
Speaker 3: l documents, the Assembly immediately proceed to the consideration of
Speaker 3: our draft resolution a slash e S eleven slash L ten,
Speaker 3: on the understanding that the debate would resume immediately after
Speaker 3: action on the draft resolution, and that the eleven's emergency
Speaker 3: session would be only temporarily adjoined after the conclusion of
Speaker 3: the debate. We need clear guidance, not just silence weapons temporality,
Speaker 3: nor just cease fire, but to achieve a solution which
Speaker 3: is just, comprehensive and sustainable, a solution that guarantees that
Speaker 3: there will be no repetition what happened three years ago
Speaker 3: on February twenty four, twenty twenty two, neither in Ukraine
Speaker 3: nor elsewhere for us. For Ukraine, the past is clear.
Speaker 3: The only way, as our President Odmess Lanscape has stated,
Speaker 3: to ensure a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, is to
Speaker 3: refirm our commitment to the Yun Charter and to agree
Speaker 3: that the principles enshrined in it, the principal sovereignty and
Speaker 3: the principle of teritual integrity of states within its international
Speaker 3: recognized Bordists, might serve as the foundation. By docting the draft,
Speaker 3: the General Assembly will also address the global impact of
Speaker 3: war and outline the areas where this impact has been
Speaker 3: particular detrimental and where the engagement of all responsible nations
Speaker 3: would be crucial. In particular, there are global food security,
Speaker 3: urnagy security, the global economy, nuclear security and safety, and
Speaker 3: the environment, justice and accountability. As we mark three years
Speaker 3: of these devastating Russia's full invasion against Ukraine, we call
Speaker 3: on all nations to stand firm and to take the
Speaker 3: side the side of the Charter, the side of the humanity,
Speaker 3: and the side of just and lusting peace, peace through strengths,
Speaker 3: as the aggressor would never stop while while seeing weakness. Excellences,
Speaker 3: Ukraine's commitment to the YUN Charter's principle traces back to
Speaker 3: the first day of our organization. Now it may seem
Speaker 3: to be symbolic that it was a representative of Ukraine
Speaker 3: who cheered eighty years ago the committee responsible for drafting
Speaker 3: the Preamble, Purposes and Principles of the Future Charter at
Speaker 3: the UN Conference on International Organization in San Francisco in
Speaker 3: nineteen forty five. Unfortunately, we haven't yet reached the point
Speaker 3: where principles enshrined the YUN Charter are respected by all
Speaker 3: member states and the Article fifty one of the Charter
Speaker 3: is just an of history. Definitely not, as my country
Speaker 3: has been compelled to exercide its inherent right to self
Speaker 3: defense under the above mention Article fifty one. Following unprovoked, mean, brutal,
Speaker 3: genicidal war, while persisting in defending our country until the
Speaker 3: threat is over, we strive for peace. Peace that will
Speaker 3: give the vote another chance to leave according to the rules,
Speaker 3: when all nations regardling, regardless of the size of geography,
Speaker 3: will equally enjoy their sovereign rights rather than depend upon
Speaker 3: the mercy more powerful. This is the spirit that should
Speaker 3: guide us during the vote on the draft resolution advancing
Speaker 3: a comprehensive just and lust in peace in Ukraine. I
Speaker 3: am confirmed this will be a vote for peace. For
Speaker 3: the you in Charter and for each Member States. I
Speaker 3: urge you to vote in favor of Ukraine's draft resolution.
Speaker 3: Thank you so much.
Speaker 2: I now give the floor to the Distinguish Representative of
Speaker 2: the United States to introduce draft resolution A slash es
Speaker 2: iPhone eleven slash l period eleven.
Speaker 4: Thank you, mister President. Mister President, Excellency's colleagues, Today marks
Speaker 4: three years since the escalation of the Russia Ukraine War.
Speaker 4: We have all been concerned about the suffering in Ukraine
Speaker 4: and the war's effects on the rest of the world
Speaker 4: since the start of the war. Eleven years ago. The
Speaker 4: United Nations has repeatedly condemned Russia's blatant violations of the
Speaker 4: UN Charter. Multiple resolutions of the General Assembly have demanded
Speaker 4: that Russia withdraw its forces from Ukraine. Those resolutions have
Speaker 4: failed to stop the war. It has now dragged on
Speaker 4: for far too long and at far too terrible a
Speaker 4: cost to the people in Ukraine, in Russia and beyond.
Speaker 4: Generations of Ukrainians and Russians have died unnecessarily, as the
Speaker 4: war has brought the world closer to a nuclear confrontation.
Speaker 4: The longer it continues, the greater the suffering for both nations.
Speaker 4: This war must end now. It is time for Member
Speaker 4: States to return to the purposes and principles of the Charter,
Speaker 4: mainly to maintain international peace and security, including through the
Speaker 4: peaceful settlement of disputes. Mister President, as we gather today
Speaker 4: on this third anniversary, what we need is a resolution
Speaker 4: marking the commitment from all UN member states to bring
Speaker 4: a durable end to the war. The draft resolution submitted
Speaker 4: by the United States makes this very point. Our draft
Speaker 4: implores a swift end to the conflict and further urges
Speaker 4: a lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia. This is what
Speaker 4: is needed now, and we urge all member states, including
Speaker 4: Ukraine and Russia, to join us in this effort. A
Speaker 4: simple historic statement from the General Assembly that looks forward,
Speaker 4: not backwards, A resolution focused on one simple idea, ending
Speaker 4: the war, a path to peace is possible, mister President.
Speaker 4: That is why the United States opposed putting forward another resolution,
Speaker 4: and that is why we cannot support Ukraine's resolution, and
Speaker 4: we urge its withdrawal in favor of a strong statement
Speaker 4: committing us to end the war and work towards a
Speaker 4: lasting peace. The United States also requests the General Assembly
Speaker 4: take action, and the United States proposed resolution immediately following
Speaker 4: consideration at the Ukraine drafted resolution.
Speaker 2: I thank you, I think the distinguished Representative of the
Speaker 2: United States. I now give the floor to the Distinguished
Speaker 2: Representative of the Russian Federation to introduce draft amendment A
Speaker 2: slash as iPhone eleven slash l period twelve.
Speaker 5: Chrispadin pretty, mister President, Distinguished colleagues, Today we are witnessing
Speaker 5: historic events. Not every generation gets a chance to see
Speaker 5: them in front of our eyes. The multi polar world
Speaker 5: is taking its outlines. The world that should have come
Speaker 5: into being thirty years ago at the end of the
Speaker 5: Cold War, which which put a line under the ideological
Speaker 5: confrontation between the Soviet Union and the West. At the time,
Speaker 5: the world was full of hope for better future, hope
Speaker 5: for cooperation between key actors, for the interests of the
Speaker 5: whole mankind, ending of world and creating a new indivisible
Speaker 5: system of security where format post would become allies and
Speaker 5: we work on international problems together. Unfortunately, at the time
Speaker 5: that logic did not come to the fore, and the
Speaker 5: ideology of cooperation was gradually replaced by the philosophy of
Speaker 5: the zero some game. This was not our choice, and
Speaker 5: we have warned many a time about the dangers this
Speaker 5: kind of logic contains within itself. As a result, the
Speaker 5: world ended up on the brink of a Third World
Speaker 5: War because of what the Western countries are doing, namely
Speaker 5: the anti Russian project called Ukraine, which is taking place
Speaker 5: at our borders. Its key milestone was the anti constitutional
Speaker 5: ku in Kiev in February twenty fourteen, as a result
Speaker 5: of which, with Western assistance, allowed minority came to power.
Speaker 5: And this minority has the ideals of extreme nationalism and Russophobia.
Speaker 5: It is intolerant to a different opinion, to everything Russian,
Speaker 5: to the canonical Orthodox faith. It glorifies the accomplices of
Speaker 5: Hitler executionists who during the World War Two killed hundreds
Speaker 5: of thousands of Jews, Roma Polls, Russians and Ukrainians. This
Speaker 5: regime launched a brutal war against the Russian patriots in
Speaker 5: the eastern of the country, trying to eliminate their identity
Speaker 5: and replace them with the ideals of an all out
Speaker 5: Ukrainian nationalism. This way, Ukraine itself launched the mechanism of
Speaker 5: a self destruction celd destruction by hatred intolerance. This could
Speaker 5: have stopped by the Mensk Agreements, which were endorsed by
Speaker 5: the Security Council ten years ago exactly, but instead of
Speaker 5: implementing them, the key of regime, with the patronage of
Speaker 5: the Western sponsors, decided as we will now today, decided
Speaker 5: to undermine the agreements and at the same time arming
Speaker 5: itself and preparing for a war with Russia. The citizens
Speaker 5: of Ukraine tried to stop this mechanisms again when three
Speaker 5: quarters of them in May twenty nineteen voted for the
Speaker 5: new Ukrainian president, Vladim Meszelenski, who promised peace on the
Speaker 5: eastern part of the country, promised to protect the Russian
Speaker 5: language and the rights of the Russian speaking citizens, promised
Speaker 5: to end the glorification of Nazi accomplices, and to restore
Speaker 5: good neighborly relations with Russia. Unfortunately, when he became president,
Speaker 5: he treacherously turned the country back to its earlier suicidal
Speaker 5: and inhumane course. All this time, Russia, on its part,
Speaker 5: showed patients restraints, did not give in to the provocations
Speaker 5: from Kiev and its Western sponsors, and we kept stating
Speaker 5: very clearly at the same time that we were not
Speaker 5: going to give up on the Russian people. We will
Speaker 5: not allow them to be persecuted or to have the
Speaker 5: identity changed to be changed. There was another red line
Speaker 5: for us, and that was Ukraine's membership in NATO. That
Speaker 5: created an unacceptable military strategic risks for Russia. And we're
Speaker 5: tried to sort it out peacefully with Kiev and Washington
Speaker 5: and Brussels. No one listened to us, no one took
Speaker 5: us seriously. And it was only when three years ago
Speaker 5: it became absolutely clear that both of the red lines
Speaker 5: were going to imminently crossed by Ukraine. We had to
Speaker 5: start the special military operations, stating clearly what its goals
Speaker 5: were from the very first day of the operation. At
Speaker 5: the same time, we kept talking that we stand ready
Speaker 5: to arrive at the Special Military Operations goals through peaceful means,
Speaker 5: and that in fact that would be our preference. Today,
Speaker 5: the key of regime is on the brink of a
Speaker 5: crushing military defeat and continues sacrificing tens of thousands of
Speaker 5: Uginian people and women, most of them have to be
Speaker 5: mobilized by force. For Zelensky and his clique, who usurbed
Speaker 5: power and who refused in May last year to conduct
Speaker 5: elections in violation of Ukraine's constitution, they find it's unacceptable
Speaker 5: to have any nego talk about peace unless there on
Speaker 5: the basis of the ultimatum and the provisions from the
Speaker 5: Zelensky formula, which has no bearing, no relations with what's
Speaker 5: happening on the battlefield Nyakle thrust to inflict the strategic
Speaker 5: defeat on Russia and Eggdon by some Western sponsors to
Speaker 5: the uk First and foremost, this former actor rejected the
Speaker 5: Istanbul agreements in April twenty two, which had already been initiated,
Speaker 5: and also passed a law banning himself and his colleagues
Speaker 5: to have a negotiation with Russian authorities. Over the past
Speaker 5: three years, Ukraine received hundreds of billions of dollars of
Speaker 5: support that the country kept receiving weapons and mercenaries and
Speaker 5: intelligence data. In other words, the Ukraine became a private
Speaker 5: military company of sorts fighting for Western geopolitical interests, become
Speaker 5: a classic proxy war by Russia against the countries of NATO.
Speaker 5: Despite that, the Ukrainian army suffered catastrophic losses and the
Speaker 5: capitulation of the key of regime is a matter of time,
Speaker 5: and we have said this many times, including this Hall
Speaker 5: trying to drag the Western countries at any cost in
Speaker 5: confrontation with Russia. In August of last year, Zelenski started
Speaker 5: a suicidal aggression against the peaceful Russian region in the
Speaker 5: Krusk Oblast. As a result, as we know today from
Speaker 5: witnesses and Ukrainian soldiers who were captured, hundreds of peaceful
Speaker 5: citizens were killed and tortures, and the Ukrainian occupiers were
Speaker 5: involved in looting, violence and pillaging. The expectation was that
Speaker 5: Russia was going to react to this equally brutally and
Speaker 5: the public opinion will once again take the side of Kiev.
Speaker 5: There's similarly to what was being done by the crude
Speaker 5: provocation in Bucha, whose investigation, by the way, is being
Speaker 5: slow walked by the Kiev regime. The Kurskm misadventure of Zelensky,
Speaker 5: as you know, was futile. It only accelerated the collapse
Speaker 5: on the Eastern front. Ukraine is lacking resources. They're all
Speaker 5: being burned in the Kuskoblet. Today the Ukrainian army controls
Speaker 5: little more than one third of the original territory there
Speaker 5: and is suffering horrifying In parallel to that, the Russian
Speaker 5: army is moving forward in don Basaskaya and Yansonsky Oblist,
Speaker 5: the Oblis, which became part of Russia in the fall
Speaker 5: of twenty twenty two as a result of a referendum.
Speaker 5: Every day we learn new names of liberated places and
Speaker 5: unfortunately new horrifying figures of the Ukrainian army losses or
Speaker 5: other Kanan fodder which the Lenskid turned it into the
Speaker 5: new regions of Russia. I see hundreds of thousands of
Speaker 5: people arriving from Ukraine, and this disproves the Ukrainian propaganda
Speaker 5: statement that the people hate the Russians. When We've said
Speaker 5: this clearly. We're not fighting for territories, We're fighting for people.
Speaker 5: As we all know, the hopelessness of Zelensky regimes recently
Speaker 5: have become obvious also to the main sponsor of the
Speaker 5: kiv junta, the United States. The Republican administration led by
Speaker 5: President Trump finally saw the real face of the expired
Speaker 5: Ukrainian president and realize that he is not at all
Speaker 5: interested in having peace in this country because he's clinging
Speaker 5: to power with everything that he has, is fearful of
Speaker 5: democratic elections where he has no chance of winning. He
Speaker 5: is not interested in anything else, and he's ready to
Speaker 5: sacrifice the entire people of Ukraine inter natural resource and
Speaker 5: not at a hold onto his power. Information starting up
Speaker 5: to the four about the unfortunate corruption in Ukraine which
Speaker 5: has blossomed und Zilensko stealing of Western assistance and the
Speaker 5: reselling on the black market of weapons supplies hundreds of
Speaker 5: billions of dollars worth, and the blood curdling instances of
Speaker 5: human rights violations for which the Ukrainians nicknamed the country
Speaker 5: the Zelenski concentration. Cap the number of those who want
Speaker 5: to leave the Ukraine in order to avoid prosecution and
Speaker 5: avoid going to the front. Is is extraordinarily high, but
Speaker 5: the patentate does not allow people from the country. It's
Speaker 5: clear that under these conditions where we have in Kiev
Speaker 5: a former comedian is very worried by direct negotiations back
Speaker 5: direct talks between Russia and the United States about the
Speaker 5: means of settling the Ukrainian crisis and removing the reasons
Speaker 5: which led to its existence, which would drastically improve the
Speaker 5: international situation. The European countries are also worried by that
Speaker 5: they've spent years helping the Key of Click and covered
Speaker 5: its crimes, and they nurtured Rusophobia. They try to ignore
Speaker 5: the fact that the wind has changed and there is
Speaker 5: a clear demand for peace now and the impediment to
Speaker 5: that is the Key of usurper and its accomplices. They're
Speaker 5: not at the rudder anymore, but these pathetic peacekeepers are
Speaker 5: at a loss, but do continue to lecture the rest
Speaker 5: of the world about how we're supposed to live in
Speaker 5: this beautiful garden. Colleagues. The draft by EU and Ukraine
Speaker 5: today is directly related to this bubble. It is slapped
Speaker 5: together by this grouping which is trying to ignore realities
Speaker 5: on the ground, on the one had and include into
Speaker 5: the key elements from this Vilenski formula the failed Burgenstock process,
Speaker 5: and on the other hand, trying to cover it up
Speaker 5: at the same time rounded off to make sure that
Speaker 5: the countries of the global South do not see such
Speaker 5: unpleasant undertakings. They have be interested in figures today to
Speaker 5: present them as support of the key of regime and
Speaker 5: prolonging it's agony for some time, but it will be
Speaker 5: the everyday Ukrainians who will pay for this with their lives.
Speaker 5: Think about this, many of us are asked us about
Speaker 5: what would be the right way to vote, choosing between
Speaker 5: the two texts, the Ukrainian texts and the American text. Well,
Speaker 5: everyone who's going to press the button during the voting
Speaker 5: process today has the chance. You either play along with
Speaker 5: Zelenski and his sponsors and support their incantations which are
Speaker 5: divorced of realities, or make a choice in favor practical,
Speaker 5: realistic steps which can stop the hostility in Ukraine in
Speaker 5: the very near future. Don't get deceived and make the
Speaker 5: right choice here. The second draft resolution was submitted by
Speaker 5: our American colleagues, and this text is of course a
Speaker 5: step in the right direction, sure that this initiative is
Speaker 5: fully in line with the understandings arrived at during the
Speaker 5: Russian and American context at the highest and high levels.
Speaker 5: We introduced an amendment to that about they need to
Speaker 5: eliminate the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis, and this,
Speaker 5: by the way, was mentioned by President Trump several times.
Speaker 5: This would help with its lasting settlement as is proposed
Speaker 5: by the United States and their text, and we expect,
Speaker 5: we trust hopefully the support of all sensible delegations in
Speaker 5: this room. As regards the amendments from some states of
Speaker 5: the European Union, amendments to the American text, well, they
Speaker 5: clearly replace the essence of that text. If they were
Speaker 5: to pass, then we will have, instead of something that's
Speaker 5: full of common sense, we will have an ultimatum in
Speaker 5: the spirit over the Bergenstock process, and it will distance
Speaker 5: this of the conflict well away from us and will
Speaker 5: be not different from politicized products. During this emergent special sessions,
Speaker 5: we shall be voting against them and urge all member
Speaker 5: states to do the same.
Speaker 2: And I'll give the floor to the distinguished Representative of
Speaker 2: France to introduce draft resolution A slash ees I from eleven,
Speaker 2: slash L Period thirteen, Comma L Period fourteen and L
Speaker 2: Period fifteen.
Speaker 6: Mister President, I have the honor of presenting, on behalf
Speaker 6: of France and the twenty three members of the European
Speaker 6: Union and the United Kingdom, three amendments to Draft Resolution
Speaker 6: A Stroke E S eleven Stroke L eleven submitted by
Speaker 6: the United States of America, which our countries will not
Speaker 6: be able to support in its current form. The amendments
Speaker 6: are based on simple messages which reflect the real situation
Speaker 6: in Ukraine, that of a war of aggression led by
Speaker 6: Russia against its neighbour. The first amendment replaces the words
Speaker 6: Russian Federation Ukraine conflict with full scale invasion of Ukraine
Speaker 6: by the Russian Federation. The second amendment reaffirms our commitment
Speaker 6: to the sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine
Speaker 6: within its internationally recognized borders. The third amendment calls for
Speaker 6: a just, lasting and comprehensive piece in Ukraine which respects
Speaker 6: the United Nations Charter and the principles of sovereignty and
Speaker 6: territorial integrity. We call upon all Member States to vote
Speaker 6: in favour of these three amendments which recall that in
Speaker 6: this conflict, there is an aggressor state and a state
Speaker 6: subject to that aggression. And this marks our attachment to
Speaker 6: peace and a justin which must take as its basis
Speaker 6: the United Nations Charter and international law. Voting in favor
Speaker 6: of these amendments is a vote for the United Nations
Speaker 6: Charter and its principles. It is a vote for international law.
Speaker 6: Thank you, mister President. I would now like to make
Speaker 6: a statement in my national capacity. We're meeting today three
Speaker 6: years day per day after the beginning of the large
Speaker 6: scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, to call for a
Speaker 6: global just and lasting piece in Ukraine. Three years ago,
Speaker 6: Russia launched a war, brutal and unjustified war of aggression
Speaker 6: against a sovereign state, Ukraine, which was not threatening it
Speaker 6: in any way, and it already was illegally occupying part
Speaker 6: of its territory in that since twenty fourteen. In doing this,
Speaker 6: Russia violated and continues to flagrantly violate the United Nations
Speaker 6: Charter and the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity that
Speaker 6: we all share. Russia, for three years now has been
Speaker 6: inflicting unbearable suffering on the civilian population of Ukraine. Millions
Speaker 6: of Ukrainian men and women today are either refugees or
Speaker 6: have been displaced. Russia is bombing indiscriminately towns and civilian
Speaker 6: energy infrastructure in Ukraine. This is a risk for the
Speaker 6: security and safety of nuclear establishments. It is worsening the
Speaker 6: food crisis throughout the world. It is flouting international humanitarian law.
Speaker 6: It is guilty of war crimes and even crimes against humanity.
Speaker 6: The authors of these crimes must be held to account.
Speaker 6: France will pursue its support for international and Ukrainian jurisdictions,
Speaker 6: as well as for all of the zel aimed at
Speaker 6: establishing responsibility for the crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.
Speaker 6: Mister President, Russia must cease its war of aggression in Ukraine.
Speaker 6: Since the sixteenth of March twenty twenty two, the International
Speaker 6: Court of Justice has demanded that Russia immediately suspend its
Speaker 6: military operations. Since the twenty fourth of February twenty twenty two,
Speaker 6: this is now the eighth time that this General Assembly
Speaker 6: is meeting in order to condemn the Russian aggression and
Speaker 6: to call for respect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Speaker 6: France is committed to a resolution of the conflict. Our
Speaker 6: authorities are at the highest levels and are working on this.
Speaker 6: We want a global peace that is just and lasting,
Speaker 6: faced on the Yuen Charta and international law. Peace which
Speaker 6: does not recompense the aggressor, which does not tread underfoot
Speaker 6: the rights of the party under attack. Peace which respects
Speaker 6: the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine. This Assembly,
Speaker 6: for three years now, with its resolutions on the situations
Speaker 6: in Ukraine, has been the moral compass of this organization,
Speaker 6: the guarrant tour of an international rules based order based
Speaker 6: on the sovereign equality between states. Where the Security Council
Speaker 6: has failed, the General Assembly has defended the law. Today
Speaker 6: once again it can contribute to laying out peace. Peace
Speaker 6: towards solid, just and long term with our common rules.
Speaker 6: It is in this spirit, dear colleagues, that we give
Speaker 6: our full support to the draft resolution table today by Ukraine.
Speaker 6: It is balanced and it is consensual. It is the
Speaker 6: result of a genuine process of negotiation that was inclusive
Speaker 6: and transparent. We call upon all member states to support it.
Speaker 6: Since the beginning of the aggression, Ukraine has been defending
Speaker 6: itself in accordance with Article fifty one of the Charter.
Speaker 6: It wants peace, wants this aggression to cease. It wants
Speaker 6: to participate in any efforts to resolve the conflict. It
Speaker 6: is right. A resolution to the conflict that will be
Speaker 6: decided without Ukraine and without Europe will not be a
Speaker 6: lasting peace. It would establish the primacy of force over
Speaker 6: law by legitimizing the claim of spheres of influence in
Speaker 6: disregard for the sovereign equality between states. It would set
Speaker 6: the stage for the wars of tomorrow. The support of
Speaker 6: the General Assembly for the Ukrainian resolution is not just
Speaker 6: another vote. The United Nations General Assembly must stay the
Speaker 6: course that of law, that of the sovereignty of states,
Speaker 6: and respect for their territorial integrity, that of responsibility and
Speaker 6: that of justice.
Speaker 3: I thank you, dear ladies and gentlemen, distinguished colleagues. I
Speaker 3: would like to read out the joint statement on behalf
Speaker 3: of Ukraine, Albanian andram Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechyo, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Speaker 3: the Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Monaca, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Speaker 3: San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom
Speaker 3: and the European Union. Today we mark the three years
Speaker 3: since the beginning of Russia's illegal and unprovoked fool skin
Speaker 3: invasion of Ukraine. We reiterate our resolute condemnation of this
Speaker 3: flagrant violation of international law. In a fluid geopolitical environment,
Speaker 3: it is a strong signal that the UN membership made
Speaker 3: an appeal for peace in Ukraine.
Speaker 7: Today.
Speaker 3: The General Assembly has demanded an early end to this
Speaker 3: war of aggression and a just, lusting and comprehensive peace
Speaker 3: in Ukraine, in line with the Yuen Charter. It also
Speaker 3: reiterated the urgent need to end the worthy this year
Speaker 3: and to redouble our diplomatic efforts to achieve such peace.
Speaker 3: It is profoundly important that the UN General Assembly reaffirmed
Speaker 3: its clear support for international law and the principles of
Speaker 3: sovereignty and territorial integrity enshrined in the Yuen Charter. I
Speaker 3: want to stress that any peace that risks. Rewarding aggression
Speaker 3: increases the risk for any country we're never in the
Speaker 3: world to face similar aggression. It creates a dangerous precedent
Speaker 3: for the future, undermining the principles of international law and
Speaker 3: the sovereignty of all nations. We deplore Russia's failure to
Speaker 3: implement the Uan General Semblance Resolution adopted at the Leven's
Speaker 3: Emergency Special Session. We reiterate our demand to Russia to
Speaker 3: stop the war of aggression against Ukraine and to ensure
Speaker 3: the full immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian forces
Speaker 3: and military equipment from the territory of Ukraine within its
Speaker 3: internationally recognized borders. We also demand a cessation of hostilities
Speaker 3: by Russia against Ukraine, in particular of any attacks against
Speaker 3: civilians and civilians objects. We will continue working on ensuring
Speaker 3: accountability for serious crimes under international law committed on the
Speaker 3: territory of Ukraine as part of Russia's aggression. We reiterate
Speaker 3: that the International Court of Justice Order of March twenty
Speaker 3: twenty two obliges Russia to immediately suspend its military operation
Speaker 3: on the territory of Ukraine. We reaffirm our unwavering support
Speaker 3: for Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally
Speaker 3: recognized borders extending to its territorial waters.
Speaker 7: Thank you, Thank you, Madame Minister.
Speaker 3: How would you characterize Ukraine's relationship with Washington now following
Speaker 3: the actions that happened this morning. We have a really
Speaker 3: good working relationship.
Speaker 8: Thank you. You are you will be informed in the
Speaker 8: due course. We have just adopted our resolution, which is
Speaker 8: based on the u in Charter and contains very important
Speaker 8: provisions aggression, the condemnation of Russia's aggression, accountability for the
Speaker 8: Russian crimes and the principles of territorial integrity tried in
Speaker 8: the UN Charter, and the way to the comprehensive justin
Speaker 8: lusting peace for Ukraine.
Speaker 7: I thank you.
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