Contents tagged with UN Security Council
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Ukrainian diplomats to Russian diplomats at UN Security Council: You have no right to talk about Ukraine
The Russian Federation has neither the legal nor the moral right to talk about the situation in Ukraine in the UN Security Council until it returns the occupied territories and compensates Ukraine for the losses incurred, said Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Yuriy Vitrenko, at a UN Security Council meeting about children and armed conflict, in response to a statement by the Russian delegation about the situation in Ukraine.
“The UN General Assembly has …
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Russia submits its own resolution to UN Security Council on deploying peacekeepers in Donbas
Russia has sent the head of the UN Security Council a draft resolution on bringing a peacekeeping mission to the Donbas, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya announced on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported.
“Today we have sent the relevant draft resolution to the chairman of the UN Security Council and the secretary-general. We hope that soon it will be distributed among the council members. We intend to hold the relevant consultations on the expert level, and …
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Kremlin: Russia will call for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over US strike on Assad’s forces
Russia is going to call for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to be convened following the airstrike by the American coalition against pro-government forces in Syria, said the First Deputy of the Federation Council on Defense and Security Committee, Franz Klintsevich, as reported by RIA Novosti.
Klintsevich stressed that the airstrike by the American military is yet another act of aggression. “The attack by the US-led coalition is the coalition directly entering into open …
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Russia presents its own draft resolution on chemical attack in Syria
At the UN Security Council, Russia presented its own draft resolution to investigate the chemical attack in Syria. Russia’s permanent representative to the UN made a statement to this effect, RIA Novosti reports. “We put forward our own short, thorough draft, aimed at a real investigation, not at assigning guilt before the facts have been established,” said Fedor Strzhizhovsky, press secretary of Russia’s permanent representative to the UN.
According to him, consultations regarding the draft …
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UN Security Council began to discuss the situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
The UN Security Council has begun to discuss the continuing aggravation of the situation in Georgia, primarily in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as a result of Russia’s provocative actions. The talks were initiated by Ukraine at Georgia’s request on March 28.
Volodymyr Yelchenko, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations reported the matter as part of exclusive commentary to LB.ua.
The Ukrainian delegation drew the Security Council’s attention to the so-called "Parliamentary …
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Russia will veto if UN votes to impose sanctions on Syria
Russia will use their veto right if the UN Security Council decides to approve a resolution on sanctions against Syria for the use of chemical weapons during the conflict.
On Friday, the US Permanent Representative to the UN, Nikki Haley, said that "it is time to consider the resolution."
Meanwhile, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, Vladimir Safronkov, voiced the opinion that the draft resolution "prejudges the outcome of the investigation in …
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Ukraine accused Russia of political pressure and blackmail at the UN Security Council meeting
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko said at a meeting of the Security Council that Russia has gone out of its way to provoke and pressure Ukraine. According to him, Russia's actions bode ill for Europe.
"Instead of conscientiously implementing Minsk agreements, Russia exerts political pressure, uses blackmail and conducts military provocations. Ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine and its negative consequences are among the main threats to …
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: UN Security Council needs veto reform
The UN Security Council needs an urgent reform due to abuse of its veto power, said Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin, in regards to the conflicts in Europe.
According to him, the perception of Russia as an effective mediator or impartial peacekeeper is a dangerous myth.
"We need urgently to reform the Security Council in order to remove the veto power abuses. The Security Council should be capable of efficiently addressing ‘bloody conflicts’ regardless of the possible presence of a …
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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: We could not abstain from voting for the UN resolution on Israel
Ukraine could not abstain during the voting at the UN Security Council regarding Israeli settlements in the West Bank, as reported by the State Secretary of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Director General for the Middle East and Africa, Andrii Zayats, “5 Channel” reports.
“During preparations for this voting, all possibilities were considered. All pros and cons were weighed. As a result, the leadership made a decision that was implemented by the permanent representative of Ukraine to the UN …
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Yelchenko insists Israeli settlements in the occupied territories contradict international law
Referring to the EU Security Council's resolution that called for the abandonment of the construction of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Volodymyr Yelchenko, stated on December 25 that such construction violates international law.
“The Israeli settlements in the occupied territories contradict international law like Russia’s occupation of the Crimea,” the permanent representative said.
It was previously reported …