the actions that destabilized the part of europe. as we noted great concern reports of their foreign troops be sent across the borders of crane, we retreats our continent concern about its duration of the civilian population is in domestic and landscape. we edge all parties to strictly comply with the tenants of international law. this, the president, we may be on the precipice, but we are not falling over the powerful dialogue. and diplomacy still remains who will add their vessel of escalate reactions and all soil in by the secretary general to renew his good offices on the situation in these to regions of ukraine in close coordination of the o. s. e and all other relevant partners. i thank you, mr. christopher. yes, we'll go to place that. i thank the representative have gone a fair statement. i give the floor to the representative of cabin next image

as you don't. thank you president. she relented above a man festival. i would like to thank miss decarlo for her briefing. mister busy the president, sir daniel, some men will cut over the last few weeks. we have regularly being cold to monitor the situation on the border between russia and ukraine. i think they can relax your meeting with fairs of military action done. do you see some about and doing a play? not rushing up of rhetoric by the party angela duma. he said, so like as you're going to look on his, he then told us it full sovereignty over this i purchase to look regions of donation. and no hon have sent in signals of imminent action president lucille. today, russia has announced his decision to recognize the original sovereign sovereignty of the self declared republics of the network and long ago this decision is heavy

with consequent, a little before diesel, the sovereign sovereignty and territorial integrity of your free harmony. and it also undermines the implementation of the men's agreement here, but to gabon at the shield, which is particularly attached to the principles of the good day, the retort territorial integrity and national sovereignty. the latin discipline notice of the attack on these essential pillars of international relations. we call on all parties to listen, show restraint, and try to deescalate, for all, and to adhere to the pacific settlement of disputes in line with united nations charter. and it encourages them to your resume as dialogue was still under diplomacy to avoid irreparable damage from the crisis. thank you. yeah, look a little bit so i thank the representative of gap on i now give the floor to the permanent representative of norway. president,

let me also thank you, asked re rosemary the carlo for her briefing and through her the secretary general for today's press statement. we are gather here this evening because of the russians federations. why liaison on the core principle on which this organization is build. the sovereign equality, while all its members knowledge, strongly condemned to decision by the judge and precedent to recognize the self proclaimed people's republic. uh the next and people's republic. older house in eastern ukraine as independent states. recognition of the self proclaimed peoples republic is a clear violation of the minsk agreements and the which russia recognizes the non government control areas in east en route crane as part of ukraine. the

russian federation as the signatory of the means agreements and as endorsed by resolution 2022 of 2 has made a clear commitment to seek a peaceful settlement to this conflict. and recognition of the self proclaimed people's republics, runs directly contrary to the verb of the normandy format and the trilateral contact group 2 words, a negotiated piece. furthermore, were his actions constitute a clear wire lation of international law. it has chosen unilateral action and military threats rather than diplomacy and dialog. nova urges russia as a party to the conflict, to fulfill its commitment to abide by international law and to return to the path of diplomacy. russia continues massive, military build up in and around ukraine remains an issue of grave concern. norway

urges russia to de escalate by withdrawing its military forces from within ukraine and from the vicinity always folders. we command ukraine's posture or restraint in the face of continued provocation and these double istation effort rest decision to deploy forces in east in ukraine is unjustified and irresponsible as it further increases tension. we are facing the prospect of a war that would not only threaten europe's security architecture, but would also lead to unparalleled suffering for the civilian population. nora causing russia to strictly respect and fully adhere to international humanitarian law. we call upon all parties to protect civilians, including humanitarian personnel and civilian infrastructure,

and to facilitate safe, rapid and hinder humanitarian access to those in need in ukraine. president, let me conclude by again, rate rating, nervous, and wavering support for ukraine, 70 and territorial integrity within it nationally recognized borders. let me finally recall the principles and purposes of the un charter, which are now under threat by the action of the russian federation in and around. we. thank you. yeah, bruce, thank the representative of norway for statement. i give the floor to the permanent representative of china. yes, this is. yeah, go. thank you, mr. president. mr. president, all golden one. china has been paying close attention back to the latest developments of the situation in ukraine. for when we fully elaborated on our position at the previous 2 meetings of the st counsel on this topic,

our present all parties concerned must exercise restraint and avoid any action that may fewer tensions. well, now we welcome order and encourage every effort for it to panic. a diplomatic solution and call on all parties concerned to continue dialogue and consultation that shared and seek reasonable solutions to address each other's concerns on that . this is the way you quality and mutual respect or can i view the current situation though in ukraine is the result of many years of complex factors. soil vicki over china, i always makes his own position according to the merits of the matter itself. gordon, who he believed that all countries should solve international disputes by peaceful means in line with the purposes and principles of the gunshot. i thank you mister

president. yarbrough. i thank the representative of china me for his statement. i shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the russian federation, distinguished colleagues wiggles his years. we've just now heard a number of highly emotional statements, various categorical assessments, and far reaching conclusions related to the signing today by russia's president of decrees. recognizing the guns continued people's republics, laid the direct verbal assaults against as an onset. now it's important to focus on how to avoid war and how to force ukraine to stop the shelling and provocations against finance counter ganske. you have, from the statement of a number of our colleagues, 1 may get the impression that rushes recognition of the piano and the dpr took place suddenly for no reason at all. of course,

that's not the case. it should be remembered that the g p r and the piano declared the independence from ukraine. back in 2014. let me focus, but we only recognise them now despite the high level of support for doing so, both in the republics themselves and in russian society from the very beginning. the time the hope went out that ukrainian, my gen regime would think again and would stop talking to their own citizens in the east, in the language of cannons and shooting and threats and selling time. and again, we firmly ask you to listen to the operations of the people living in dawn back on the russian speaking residence of the country to respect their entirely legitimate desire to use their mother tongue and to teach their children in that language. and also to on the memories of those who liberated the land from fascists. rather than those who fought on the side of fascist and had a hand in the killing of hundreds and thousands of thousands of people during the

2nd world war was over after ukrainian military adventures started up against the determination of the people of connecticut against the defend lands the men's agreements were signed, the package of measures was adopted. with the aim of implementing it. there was once again hope for peace and that the minorities would be sensible. having exhausted the desire to submerged and yes can guns can blood. there was a particularly great amount of hope invested in the election in 2019 of a new president of ukraine, who promised at long last to establish peace and on bath. however, those who hoped that the ukrainian authorities would take a peaceful stance were unfortunately mistaken. key of not only very quickly returned to its because rhetoric and continued the showing of civilians, but also did everything it could to sabotage and ultimately destroy them in sc

agreements. and most importantly, here is the flat refusal of key f to speak directly with the representatives of finance kinds of guns. despite the fact that this requirement is a central structural element of the package of measures and unambiguous confirmation of an unwillingness to engage in that dialogue is something we've had repeatedly from ukrainian leaders in the last few days, including from the poet representative ukraine. during the security council meeting that we convened on the 17th of february to discuss the implementation of the men's agreements. after that, it became clear once and for all that ukraine did not intend to employ uminski agreements. and i would like to recall my colleagues and remind my colleagues on the security council that in all other conflicts to libya, serial yemen when we all demand and call for direct dialogue between the parties to the conflict. and it's only in ukraine, for example, of the ukraine that is for some reason and exception to this rule. from some

statements to day 1 may understand that a number of our colleagues are ready to bury them into agreement. however, i would like to remind you that when the mens agreements were concluded, the lp and the t p had already declared their independence fucks. the fact that russia today recognize that in no way changes the make up of the parties to them in agreements because russia is not a party to them. in the agreement, we have repeatedly declared this was and in so doing, in this regard, nothing has changed. it's another matter that the men sca agreements part of the provisions of which were supposed to be implemented way back in 2015. what you have long openly been openly sabotaged by ukraine with the backing of western college. and today we can see that many colleagues wanted to sign up to the idea that the mist agreements are dead, but that's not the case and is still bound to implement them. but if we

remain open to diplomacy for a diplomatic solution, however, allowing new blood bath in the dumbasses something we do not intend to do. so unfortunately, we are forced to extremely negative role plate. and all of this by our western colleagues led by the usa instead of forcing key to implemented obligations, they have mainly been openly taking ukraine on repeating the meaningless mantra. that's the obligations under the misc agreement, not being implemented by russia, which is we've repeatedly underscored, is not even a party to them in agreements. moreover, while for the last few weeks already whipping up unfounded panic around the allegedly impending russian invasion of ukraine, our western colleagues have been unashamedly cramming weapons into the country, sending instructors essentially nudging the ukrainians who have kind of

concentrated on 120000 strong military contingent along the contact line towards an on provocation against don bass. the joint efforts of the west and ukraine have inflated an air bubble that simply had to burst. and the past weekend has been a sharp increase in the intensity of ukrainian shilling and of residential areas of l. p. r. and dpr and the $100.00. 1600 shells have controlled civilians have been killed. the territory of the republics has been penetrated by subversive groups who have carried out or tried to carry out sabotage of critical infrastructure. again, as i already said, there are casualties from among the civilian population. and dpr have declared general mobilization in russia and not ukraine, and that refugees have flooded to the last few days. the number of evacuated women,

old people and children has reached around 60000 p 4. and russia is hosting them, approaching that with conditions for them to be housed and supported, and also been shelling of some towns and villages on russian territory near the border zone. and so it has become clear that don bass is on the brink of a new ukrainian military adventure, as was already the case in 20142015 when we cannot allow that. so i think that is why the russian president, he did the opinion of parliamentarians and members of the russian security council . and you know, the rest, a detailed statement from our head to state about the reasons of this decision that has been taken with broadcast in detail by all the world's leading media today, it's true, we have heard and open a distortion of what the president was talking about in his statement about history and the genesis of this situation and about the fact that he allegedly said that he

wants to reconstruct the russian empire. the distinguished colleagues, i would like to call upon our western colleagues to think twice, to settle emotions to one side, and not to make the situation worse. no one other than you can hold back the militaristic plans of kiev, and force it to stop the shilling. and provocations against the la guns canton. yes, peoples, republics. who in these new condition which in these new conditions could have extremely dangerous consequences in accordance with the agreements that was signed today. and on the basis of their request from the republic peacekeeping functions on their territories will be carried out by the armed forces of the russian federation was distinguished colleagues. in conclusion, i would like to note that in today's statements, most of you did not find any place for the more than 4000000 of residence, which was it's as though you've been counseling out from your statements from 2014, generally. i'm calling them progressions separate. at the same time,

you've decided that the illegal qu in 2014 and he was saying, and he wanted to discuss with us, or it is how their rights would be up hell. and that was all they wanted to do in the last few days because with the sharp, intensification and military activity from the ukrainian army along the contact line, the lives of hundreds of thousands of women, children, and elderly persons have once again as in 20142015 turned up ended up and under real threats. and the main aim of our decision was to protect and preserve those people. and that is more important and all of your threats. thank you just yeah, i resumed my function as president of the council. you know, i now get the floor to the permanent representative of ukraine

distinguished members. oh, the security council. on the secretary it is with a knees that i will now remove my musk and it is not because of the garbage virus. we are all vaccinated throughout vaccines for college. it is because of the virus that has so far, no vaccine. the virus that heat the united nations and the virus that is fred, by the kremlin. the delegation of ukraine has requested these urgent meaning to draw the attention of the security council to the illegal and illegitimate decision by the president of

the russian federation de recognised the occupied parts of the near skin lugens regions of ukraine as so called danielle scandal. ganske people's republics. today the entire membership of the united nations is under attack on their attack by the country that occupied the membership. oh, the security council, in 1991 bypassing the un charter, the country that occupied part of the territory of georgia into 1008 the country that occupied parts of ukraine into 1014

as stated by the president of ukraine about him as the landscape following the urge of meeting of the national security and defense council of ukraine. the internationally recognized borders of ukraine have been and will remain unchangeable regardless of any statements and actions by the russian federation. ukraine, i think you've all collie qualifies the recent actions by the russian federation as violation of certainty and territory integrity of ukraine. the political leadership of the russian federation shall be a full responsibility for the outcomes of the decision bacon resignation of the occupied bar. so the, the naz can lugens regions of ukraine may be considered as unilateral withdrawal by russia from the means agreements. and well,

as in this regards of the decision stake in, in the framework of the normandy for these that undermine species will efforts and the ruins the existing negotiating frameworks by the decisions adopted today. and those that may be adopted tomorrow. russia legalizes the presence of the troops which have actually been in the occupied air as odon. but since 2014 a country that has fueled the war for 8 years, he's not able to maintain peace as it claims. what will happen next? we one piece and we are consistent in our actions today, the ministry of foreign affairs of ukraine has sent

a request on the basis of the view, the past memorandum to the guarantor so security of ukraine, demanding immediate consultation. the meeting of the you asked the curative council and a special meeting of the always see have been initiated. we insist on the full flash oper, operations of the always c. s a man to prevent provocations and for the escalation and emergency summit of normandy for has been requested. we expect from our partners clear and efficient steps or support. it is critical to see now who is our true friend and partner who is on the side of the un charter and who will be who and who will continue to do their russia by wards only who we are committed to a political diplomatic settlement and do not come to provocations.

in accordance with article 51 on the other, ukraine has the inherent right to individual and collective self defense. we are committed to a peaceful and diplomatic path and we will stay firmly on it. we are on our lands. we are not afraid of anything or anyone. we owe nothing to anyone. and we will not give away anything to anyone. that should be no doubt whatsoever. because it is not february 2014. it is february 2022. and now the country and other army. one goal is peace. bees in ukraine. peace in europe. global peace.

excellence is, we must do all we can to make sure that the problem of the boss is resolved through implementation of the means agreements. that the sat here in the security council chamber just 4 days ago, said by the russian deputy, for a minister in the chair of the president of the council, with reference to president bush and president putin who has taken a decision that we discussed today as a strat, to the rules based order to the un charter in particular article 2 of the charter as well as to international peace and security. peace and security of the council has been conferred a primary responsibility to maintain on the article 24. although you're in charge him in accordance with the articles $39.00, the security council shall make recommendations. we'll decide what measures shall

be taken to maintain or restore international fees and security. the delegation of ukraine requests and security council members to access size the above you does. we invite the russian federation to re read again and again carefully to day statement where the secretary general consider it the decision of the russian federation to be a violation of territorial integrity and sovereignty over ukraine. and inconsistent with the principles of the charter or the united nations. and i thank the secretary general for these powerful statement. in conclusion, i would like to reiterate that it remains up to russia

to abandon his long lasting threat to g on ukraine based on threat and use a full of use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of my country. and re engage in what we all have committed to fundamental principles of peaceful relations enshrined in the un charter. we the man from russia to cancel the decision on recognition and return to the table of negotiations. we condemn the order to deploy additional russian occupation troops. in the territories, oh, the crane. we demand immediate and complete, verifiable, withdrawal, all the occupation troops near members of the security council.

the united nations is sick. that's a matter of fact is been he'd by the virus spread by the kremlin. will lead succumb to these virus? it is in the hands of the membership today, the grambling copy pasted ward my ward. the decree on georgia, 2000 and 8th ward by ward copy. paste it, copy, paste it, know crazy when he was there ever. the copy machining family works very well. who is the next among the members of the united nations?

the question is open. i thank yeah, good bridges. i do say the belie as the president of the security council. i'm obliged to say this. i thank the representative of ukraine for his statements. linebarger the photo, the representative of gemini. thank you mister president. i stopped by thinking on the secretary general rosemary decala for her briefing. mister president, only 4 days after our last meeting. this council meets again to discuss the situation in ukraine on thursday. there was consensus in the security council that the minsk agreements, which discounts, so you and then i miss lee and dos bites resolution $22.00 oh $2.00 need to be implemented, including by the russian federation. today we are confronted with the very opposite from russia. president proteins decision to recognize the separatist self declared people's republics and eastern ukraine, is not only

a blatant breach of security council resolution 20 tool tool that also the basic principles in trying to in the un charter. it is another flagrant and deliberate violation of ukraine's territory integrity after the illegal annexation of crimea and instigation, and feeling of the armed conflict in easton ukraine. since 2014, russia has repeatedly insisted it was not party till the conflict to day it unmasked itself. and shows that it always has been mister president, my government condemns russia, violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of ukraine in the strongest possible terms with our allies and partners, it would take firm and adequate measures in response to russia's reach of international law that will have serious economic, political, nat, geo, strategic consequences. and i called on o u n. members, states to join us in condemning russia's actions of to day. today's decision comes in the context of an unprecedented build up of russian forces around ukraine over

the last weeks and months. these forces seem poised to attack, have seen a flare up along the line of conduct over the last days and efforts that appear to fabricate a pretext for russian attack. moreover, russia has declared its readiness to deploy troops and eastern ukraine. the un charters crystal clear, it unequivocally prohibits to threat of force against the territory integrity and political independence of states. the current russian force deployment around ukraine can only because considered as a further threat against ukraine's territory integrity. as a whole. mister present president, i call on russia to live up to its obligations as a permanent member of this, this council. and i urge russia to immediately revoke today's decisions. and we, we commit to the minister agreements and in line with the normandy for and what was agreed on. russia must not cross the international recognized borders of ukraine, although russia must.