the reason why nobody should take russia at its word today, every council member should send a clear message that these reckless nuclear threats must stop immediately. russia's effort to antics more ukrainian territory is another dangerous escalation, as well as a repudiation of diplomacy. it is even more alarming when coupled with the filtration operation that russian forces have been carrying out across parts of ukraine that they control. now this is a diabolical strategy. violently uploading thousands of ukrainians bus in russian st, placed them call a vote, manipulate the results to show near humanity is support for joining the russian federation. this is right out of the crimea playbook. as with crimea, it's imperative that every member of this council and for that matter, every member of the united nations reject the sham referenda and unequivocally

declare that all ukrainian territory is and will remain part of ukraine. and no russian claim to annex territory can take away ukraine's right to defend its own land. boons invasion is also distracting. this council, in fact, the entire un system from working on the serious issues that we all want to focus on. like preventing a climate catastrophe. ating tens of millions of people on the brink of famine. fulfilling the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. shoring up are interconnected health, security, all issues that make a tangible difference in the lives of the citizens that we are here to represent. and that they are looking to us looking to us to deliver on the overwhelming majority of you and member states are committed to working together on these issues . and our action show that yet, while more than a 100 countries have signed on to

a roadmap, to provide food a to those who need it, partners across africa, asia, the americans in europe are working together to increase the resilience of global food systems. russia for months block the export of ukrainian grain to the world until the united nations and turkey security deal to let the grain go. and russia continues to bon and seize ukrainian farms and silos. line is wheat fields with land mines, raising the cost of food for people everywhere. and while governments around the world are teaming up with international organizations, with the private sector, with philanthropies, to end this pandemic, and make sure that we're better prepared for the next one. russia is spreading misinformation in this information about w h o approved vaccines. fueling vaccine hesitancy that puts people in all our countries. a greater risk here is the reality. none of us chose this war,

not the ukrainians. who knew the crushing toll it would take not the united states, which warned that it was coming and work to prevent it. not the vast majority of countries at the united nations. and neither did our people or the people of virtually every you and member state who are feeling the wars consequences in greater food and security and higher energy prices. nor did the russian mothers and fathers whose children are being sent off to fight and die in this war, or the russian citizens who continued to risk their freedom to protest against it. including those who came out into the streets of moscow after president putin announced his mobilization to chant, let our children live. indeed, it must be asked. how has this aggression against the ukraine, by president prudent improve the lives or prospects of a single russian citizen?

one man shows this war, one man can end it, because if russia stops fighting the war ends. if you crane stats fighting ukraine ends, that's why we will continue to support ukraine as it defends itself and strengthen its hand to achieve a diplomatic solution on just terms at a negotiating table was present, soleski has said repeatedly, diplomacy is the only way to end this war but diplomacy cannot and must not be used as a cudgel to impose on ukraine a settlement that cuts against the un charter or rewards russia for violating it. president putin is making his choice. now, it's up to all of our countries to make ours. tell prove, thought president putin to stop the har that he started tell him to stop putting

his interests above the interest of the rest of the world, including his own people. tell him to stop the basing this council and everything. it stands for. we the people of the united nations determined that is how the preamble of the un charter starts. let's not forget that. we the people's still get to choose the fate of this institution. and our world. the stakes are clear. the choice is ours. let's make the right choice for the world that we want and that our people so desperately deserve. thank you joe, i'm, it's this one external service sibling. can the the said again, i so we didn't have to go to lunch, i guess for to his excellency mister wiley said, consider and minister of foreign affairs of china.

richie, you should madam president, mister secretary, generally. no. i thank firm minister colona for convening today's ministerial meeting with you and i thank separate general good rest for his briefing to was china's position on ukraine is consistent and a clear president, jim, jim pointed out that is sovereignty territory. integrity of all countries should be respected. sure, john, the purposes and the principle of the un charter should be observed, go to the reasonable security concerns of all countries should be taken seriously and all efforts that could help resolve the crisis should be supported. to go to china follows ukraine's humanitarian situation very closely and has assisted

ukraine with 35000000 to end of humanitarian supplies. this year, we have provided other developing countries with due to 15000 tons of emergency humanitarian food assistance and contributed positively to easing the global food crisis. in response to the current situation, china would like to make the following 4 proposals. first, we must stick to dialogue and negotiations. top priority is for the parties to resume dialogue without pre conditions and commit to dialogue without presuming the outcome include reasonable concerns into negotiations and put feasible options on the table so that the talks can produce results and bring about p as you can. second, you should, we must work together for de escalation. the parties concerned should exercise

restrained, and avoid escalating tensions. themes, national community should play a constructive row. you should just to help the escalade and create conditions, a space for political settlement. so should, when it comes to the safety and security of nuclear facilities, there is no room for trial and error message, accidents, and risks must be prevented. we support the a not holding a fair and objective position and playing a positive role differently, she heard hundreds and we must honestly is the humanitarian situation. it is vital to observe the international humanitarian law. prevent any attacks against civilians civilian facilities and minimizes civilian casualties. investigations into violations of international humanitarian law should be objective and fair

based on facts rather than an assumption of guilt. and without being able to let his eyes of the international community needs to support the un humanitarian agencies in upholding neutrality and equity. and continue to provide assistance to those affected in ukraine and a neighboring countries. 4th, we must contain spillover energy suppliers. consumers should work together, trouble to keep the global energy market stable. all the churches that we support, the secretary general and helping facilitate the export, says russian and ukrainian grains for china. o'neill part has put forth the international food security corporation initiative and the were welcome positive response from all countries. no countries should resort to arbitrary unilateral sanctions still as developing countries pay the pies. madam president,

the security council, as decor of the collective program security mechanism should uphold the basic principles of objective ity and impartiality on the issue of ukraine. keep to the right direction of sci fi and peace talks and prioritize mediation toward the pursuit of settlement. we need to pull positive energy for peace and reconciliation and take constructive and responsible actions towards political settlement, which is the crane crisis issue is closely linked to the international situation. the more challenging the situation is, the more important it is to stay united and seek corporation. we must work in coordination to uphold the un centered international system. abide by the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the un charter. accommodate the legitimate concerns of all parties, abandon her geminus,

him and power politics, and prevent any form of hot war or the so called new cold war. that is committed to common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security chic common ground despite differences. accommodate and understand each other, and what time lately for restoring security in europe and a piece in the world. thank you. and though you've been listening to the chinese been sort of foreign affairs, one ye addressing the united nations security council in at new york, this is a meeting of foreign ministers gathered together to discuss the war on ukraine. that's bringing our correspondent alan fisher. he's also been listening in an alan just before one d, we were hearing from the secretary said anthony, blinking that he was emphasizing rushes pariah status as a result of its invasion of ukraine saying this is one man's war. one man can end

it. in contrast, there we had china, a slightly different approach saying for proposals that it wanted to put forward, and these included dialogue and objectivity, it really shows the split doesn't it, in the world, according to ukraine. although the chinese idea of peace talks, though preconditions has already been knocked down by president zalinski when he made his address to the un general assembly on wednesday, he said that they had to be conditions and they were laying out that the 4 conditions that they felt were important, the 5 conditions that they felt were important to get round the negotiating table and that included russia moving its troops back beyond the borders. pre conflict, as far as antony blinkin is concerned, he said, you rate it. what is startling is the unity on russians war of aggression. he said that there were showing contempt for the charter of the united nations for the

general assembly. and for the security council, with the fact that vladimir putin just 24 hours ago announced the biggest military mobilization in russia since the 2nd world war. which of course, as we've seen, has led to protest in more school itself. certainly what until he blinkin is doing is laying o when he sees as a litany of crimes committed by russia in this war. not least crimes against humanity when he talked about how is the russian tide, the abs, essentially as russia is pushed out of ukraine during this most recent attack by ukrainian forces. then we're seeing things like the mass graves and boucher and he, seeing that russia has to be held accountable for this. and in particular, as you see, one man one mans war. he said, russia could stop the fighting to day and the war would end if you crean stop the fighting to day, then ukraine would end. so he is trying to ensure russia that,

that is widespread international support for an end to the war for russia, moving back beyond its borders. i and seeing to the russians look, you are becoming an international pariah. but as we have seen, that the russians don't really care very much while every one else things vladimir putin has this it, this is the war he's going to fight. he believes that writers on his side, the russians have denied all the allegations of committed war crimes. or any atrocities, and they continue to see that the want to push forward in ukraine to remove the regime and keep unfair shirt. thanks very much for giving us the up some there of the meeting. we will be coming back to this meeting a little later. we'll be hearing from the russian for mr. sagel above and also ukrainian foreign minister and will be cutting back into this meeting when they approach only might just as alan was saying,

their protest had been breaking out in several cities inside rush or after president putin announced a partial military mobilization. human rights group say hundreds, have been detained by russian for says ben smith begins our coverage ah, by 0 torrance proposition voice is in today's russia. but there is still a few, some on the courage to try to protest. this was in st. petersburg, after president vladimir putin announced a partial mobilization of civilians to fight in ukraine. swing about on my boyfriend received to thee a notification from military commissariat. so he can come out here. but i came because i don't want our young men to be taken away. when we came to protect our friends, our fathers and our relatives who they want to take to the war, the brutal war against ukraine. one monitoring group says more than 1300 people have been detained in 38 cities. but alignment, this metal,

more than 70 percent of russians definitely are mostly support. puting cause a special military operation in ukraine, according to an independent polling organization. most of them relying government control tv for that knew that more people leaving russia than protesting that this was the border with georgia on wednesday. the only remaining direct flights to european cities, a stumble in belgrade that sold out a bar is horrible to be afraid to health, war and things. but those men who are eligible military service will not be allowed to leave russia. they will have to stay in front burnett, smith, algae, as well as for again, mattie pet cabinet. he, he's the head of the instructional affairs unit at the finish border guards and

joins us now from helsinki. thanks very much for taking the time. all you seeing an increase in the number of russians wanting to cross into finland even in alara, and let me confirm at the moment we see increase in the border traffic, got the phoenix russian border. so for example, yesterday we have some 4800 russians entering of finland from russia. whereas the normal average wednesday week ago was 3100. so more than $1500.00 more. while the exit being numbers have remain the same. so yesterday or $2900.00 russians, x would be nice, land boarded russia. how does it work through these people? have these in the cross in the, in your ready or finished already or getting these is on arrival. no majority or i would say all of them they have a valid passport and valid on it's not have to be finished. these are streamlined

is part of the european sharing an area. so it can be anything in a visa, which they have in process and, and a lot of the requirements they allow them to enter ok, who exactly is crossing because of course the, the partial mobilization it's targeted reservists who have already been part of the army. so you seeing those sort of people coming we of course, at the moment, very close the monitoring the border traffic and on who is coming. and what the reason. however, i have to say that we are still seeing sort of regular audit traffic. so it's, it's also families and not just men eligible for the meat that i service that are crossing the board. and the government has said that it's looking for ways to try to dissuade russians from coming in. why has been and kept board is open when so many other countries have simply closed them to russians. as a matter of fact,

single. and this is following the same approach of 21 others ching, of states which would hold the same regime. and as was mentioned earlier, there will be a connections. so this is $11.00 be caught. but of course, as you said, there is a big quality but also in finland where the finland closes for for not unnecessary . travel at the mall. ok, mattie kennedy, thank you very much for taking the time to give us an idea of the situation the on the phone and russia border. thank you and let's brain and alex, my charity isn't ation and listen, joins us from montreal. we're also hearing a number of people trying to leave russia by what are you hearing? well, the global marketplace, ultimately for aviation, the g d. s, that's where all agencies are able to see the level of tick ting, availability, and capacity for air travel that doesn't lie. and that shows now they're ultimately

most direct flights out of russia, specifically to countries where russians do not need a visa to enter such as are media and turkey. they are able, those flights are sold out. those flights are sold out for the foreseeable. and if they're not sold out, then they are at least 5 or 6 times the monthly average. we're seeing that for flights with turkish airlines by assemble and flights to do by because of course, some of these areas of the what have maintained flights to and from russia. of course, that's not the case for the european union airlines. we still have a band that is on going your pokemon, a band, russia from accessing european space. but there are like with most bands weighs around the band and ultimately these ways are now being used. and that's why we're seeing all of these tickets. so out we thing the, the price of these tickets rise absolutely, of course is a classic supply and demand. but that the reality is that there are only so many

seats available, only each air craft and these flights were already in demand because of the sanctions. the air travel related sanctions that are hating russia and have been hitting russia the so long. there are very limited options for those already inside federation to be able to leave. and of course, this will comes at a time at the same time as the un general assembly on that one trial. and i k o, that's the un special agency for aviation and themselves that i care. they are also preparing who address the situation of air travel sanctions on russia. the european union states a calling for more action to be taken. they say that quote, russia is continuing to alternately ignore and violate aviation laws with aircraft registration with violation of stolen plains, from leasing companies and so on. so all of this comes at a pretty tense time where we're going to see some more aviation related developments from this general assembly of the next 2 weeks. and i'm saying they will keep a close on i'm sure, be talking to again about that. alex montera,

thanks very much. thank you. oh, russian ukrainian prisons of war being reunited with their families off to tech care bro. could an exchange of hundreds of soldiers, plus one high profile on agog. april as on day reports from cave. it's the most significant prisoner swaps since the war began. 215 ukrainian soldiers released by russia in a deal brokers by turkey. this is definitely a victory for our state for our entire society. the most important for 215 families will be able to see their loved ones and safety. mister president, dear fellow ukrainian, i am eternally grateful to you for bringing us bank. thank you very much. emotions are overwhelming in a separate deal facilitated by saudi arabia. 10 foreigners fighting alongside ukrainian forces have also been released on most of the ukrainian soldiers released

were part of the so called as our regiment. that held out for weeks defending the as of stone steel plant and variable. despite being surrounded and shelled by russian forces. they finally surrendered in may as part of the agreement, 5 of the units commanders will remain in turkey until the end of the war. the soldiers that fight as a star are considered national heroes here in ukraine, you can see signs of it all over keys. and while many were released in his prisoners swap, it's believed hundreds more are still being held as prisoners of war, or the russians to hold up. it's in the bargain. ukraine has freed 55 russian soldiers as well as victor med juke ukrainian oligarch and former lawmaker who was jailed on treason charges in the early days of the war. vladimir putin is godfather to med jukes daughter in russia. some bloggers have criticized the

kremlin, saying it gave up too much, but for ukrainians there's happiness, but tempered only by fears for those still detained ear. finally, they're all free. what i think all of ukraine is wearing for all of those who are still interested in family. it's a huge tragedy to lose a loved one. but for those who are returning it's happiness. while the prisoners swap is a positive sign of diplomacy, it's not expected to last with neither side, willing to compromise the fighting rages on gabriel zango, which is either keith ah no for the 1st time ever. northern ireland has more catholics and protestants. new senses information really so on thursday says that will people ver, now identify as catholics nor of are not as possum population and seen. its

majority certainly declines since its creation a century ago. the island of ireland was partitioned in 1922 with what would become the republic of ireland leaving the united kingdom. northern ireland retained a population that had a 2 thirds majority of protestants who remained loyal to london at the time of defense. shortly after a power sharing arrangement in 199853 percent of the population identified as protestant and 44 percent as catholic. but they census results show. there are now more catholics and protestants for the 1st time ever. 45.7 percent. now i didn't 5 catholic compared to 43.5 percent as protestant. that's bringing david mitchell. he's an assistant professor in conflict resolution and reconciliation at trinity college and dublin. he joins us now from belfast. so this isn't anything of a surprise, but she fain is still cooling this a historic change. what really impact be?

yeah, it absolutely is the start given that you said the nature of northern ireland and the fact that it was create created to secure what would be a very long last think product the majority of years ago. ready 100 year later majority has gone, so it's definitely adding, it will add to the calls for a referendum and irish unity. this is really what we have of the 990 it good friday agreement. however, there are reasons to think that this result isn't that significant. because religious identity doesn't automatically translate into political preference. i mean, historically catholic pro irish and protestant have been pro pro british . but the figures are different in terms of national identity to for example, in terms of british only identity people. 31.9 percent. and irish only is

29 point one percent. and so it's, it's that doesn't translate into majority for iris, unity, but it will add to the sort of the trends and the, the sort of sense of the direction that northern ireland is going in. it is thought, isn't it that there will be a referendum within the next 10 years? do you think the trends could also change in that time? yeah, a lot of people think that i'm not sure that it's quite so eminent. but at the trend in the sense this has already been showing up in election so 201-719-2021. we've seen this change. we're union as a political union isn't shrinking and the growth of the other community, as we call it, the non lines people who vote for the cross community alliance party and the green party. and so that their block, which is a by 20 percent or so. it's going to have the deciding vote in any referendum on,

on irish unity. so i think what all the speakers together mean that the 2 big blocks unionism and nationalism, they're going to have to sort of woo and win over the, the other group. and they're going to have to do that with, with pragmatic economic arguments rather than the old political and religious and cultural arguments that we have in the past. are they, as you say, that there's not like to be any immediate impact must be quite concerning for unionist, less than that because it comes against the backdrop of a new u. k. monarch, who still has to prove his popularity. and of course, they're much hated by union brackson protocol. yes, absolutely, it will be, i think, of morale blow for union if they are already equivocating by taking on the deputy 1st minister row because they know they no longer have the largest political party

and they aren't too keen on them being being 2nd, tuition being 1st minister, another interesting finding in the us with the rise in the number of people who have irish passports. so under the agreement, we are allowed to have the british and irish passports. and this is really a direct result of breakfast. what does this been this huge increase from 21 percent of people having an iris for the 32 percent of people having an iris passport. and that shows that many people, many people will be a product that the union background. and they see the pragmatic benefits of being in the they're open to sort of irishness because traditionally, you know, with the republic of under the sort of enemy states. and that's another kind of indication of the sort of the greater complexity of contemporary, northern ireland david mitchell. very good indeed speak to you. thanks for joining us. that from dublin fella had hair on sarah the un

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ah, hello again. you're watching out, is there a has reminder of our top stories this our european commission says many russian men are trying to leave the country. that's up to president vladimir putin announced plans to drop 300000 new troops to help the fight in ukraine. cummins as reports of mass exodus all exaggerated hundreds of russian and ukrainian soldiers have been released and a prisoner swab. 10 foreigners fighting for you kind of also been freed through a deal mediated by saudi arabia and u. s. secretary of state antony blaine can, has addressed the united nations security council. but the war and the ukraine, alive that now and tune in for the russian foreign minister, 2nd level, for the face of the russian federation is up to the thank you madam president.

leave you a colleagues wasn't, as i understand it, today's meeting was motivated by the intention of several delegations to discuss the topic of impunity in ukraine. i think this very timely because this is precisely this term. impunity reflects what has been going on in a country since 2014. the national radical force is open. russo folds and neo nazis came to power them as a result of an armed coup with direct support of western countries. and right after that, they took the path of lawlessness and totally ignoring main rights and freedoms. the right to life for right of expression, right? of access to information, right of conscience, their right to use your native language and to date the crimes on the my down in february 2014 remain unpunished. those were perpetrated horrific tragedy in odessa,

on the 2nd of may of 2014, i have not been found or punished at the time at the house of labor unions, dozens were burned alive, and died in the same categories of political murders, of a lesser bosom. publish chairman and other public figures and journalists has, by that image up to date, to impose on us a completely different narrative about russian aggression as the origin of all human tragedy. this ignores the fact that for over 8 years, ukrainian army and fighters run the nationalist formations, killed and continued to kill, inhabitants of dun bus with impunity, simply because they refused to recognize the result that they could have time. they decided to uphold their rights, which were guaranteed by new training constitution, including their right to freely use russian their mother tongue for me to just recall with how in 2015 live. then you prime minister missy as

a new one but declared that was a. ready and you done bus. non humans live in done bicycle in humans and the current president citizens, he did not go very far from the interview timber. when he was asked what he thought about the people living done, but he said, well, you know, there are people and sometimes there are species they're speaking, they're being with this. so this seems to be a very common reference of the ukranian authorities. they declared all those who don't agree there as terrorists and for 8 years a care regime has been conducted. the mill has been conducting a military operation against the peaceful civilians by the way, in ukraine for many years. now a total mobilization, a population including women, is being conducted in order to recruit them into the ranks of nationalist

battalions. then the armed forces with now by cynically declaring its commitment to the men's agreements authorities overtly sabotaged their implementation. there was financial transport by kit, have done bus. people were denied their pensions, their subsidies, their access to education. they, they were, they were denied their basic and civil rights, including those are guaranteed by the international packed of $21966.00. with that and then know mrs. lensky having been tired of pretending stated that this could impossible to implement the misc agreement. in fact, mister barish and go just

a couple months ago or proudly stated that misc agreements, which he signed. now that him, no one else in the ukraine, had any intention of implementing these at these agreements were simply needed to win time in order to obtain weapons from the west to for the war against russia. and the secretary of the national security and defense council. mister daniel of said something very similar, of course, the gear regime owes its impunity to its western sponsors. first of all, germany and france, but also the united states. instead of pushing the key of authorities, implement them into agreement. berlin in paris and washington cynically ignored the growing threats of care of to resolve the problem of numbers by forces. so got plan b over the past few years, the kid regime has conducted a frontal assault on the russian language. it brazenly trampled on the roads of russian and russian speaking people in ukraine. the scandalous language laws were

enacted on education in 2016, i'm showing the role of ukrainian language as a state language in 2019 and the comprehensive general secondary education and 2020 on native peoples of ukraine and 2021. all these laws are aimed at ousting the russian language. in essence is complete bound. at the same time, laws were dumped and promoted the theory and practice of nazis and all the timid recommendations at the venetian commission of the council of europe and the office of the commissioner of human rights. the o. c. high commissioner on minorities, amending the language legislature more simply ignored by kia, kia, and these multilateral structures. at the same time, we didn't find the courage or they were not allowed to convince the key of authorities fulfill their obligations. they undertook in the area of human rights.

the ministry of education, of ukraine has excluded russian and russian literature from the school curriculum. books are being destroyed just as in nazi germany. and i think russians are being the subject to intolerance. and today, the officials from ukraine have no and no longer even tried to hide their anti rash and feelings. calling on a killing of russians. just a few examples, mr. blue, blue sky, ukrainian ambassador, has extend who's now and key of just a month ago, declared in an interview. and i quote, we're trying to kill russians as much as many russians as possible. the more we kill today. the fewer than our children will need to kill. and of course then anyone noticed the schools just earlier this april, the mayor of ne profit lack of said something similar that the time of cold blood

fury has come. now we have full moral right to calmly and with a clear mind to kill these non human services around the world for as long as possible and as many as possible. and of course, the 13th of september of this year and just recently been mr. denila. the stated, and i quote them in those towns where the ukrainian armed forces enter people will undergo ukraine ization without taking into account their views. this will apply not only to russians, but representatives of other nationalities. and if you want to study any other language such as romanian polish every, please go ahead, but not to be financed by our state. you can do it at your own expense. you can improve your educational level at your own expense. and of course, there are any need to say that all these routes are full, big statements have become ever mean and punished, and we're not even talking about risk of being here. will be this individual spoke

about representatives of other ethnic groups that live in ukraine and of course the ultimate was the interview with mrs. lance can the 5th of august you who suggested every one who feels that they are russian for the good of their children and grandchildren to get the hell out and to, to go to russia. and i think the, the decisions that have been adapted by a whole range of the regions of ukraine about conducting referendums are the result of, of his advice. and under the guise of combating russian aggression and separatism. ukraine is strengthening its prosecution of dissidence and march ban on the activity of 11 political parties under the pretext of their links to russia. opposition rational language, television channels have been closed. for any attempt to provide an alternative

view to the official view journalists or prosecuted madame berry's nie a well known public official who was often spoken at the un. and they'll be a c, is in the prison of the security services. we have no doubt that ukraine has become completely totalitarian, nazi like state where the norms of international humanitarian law, trampled on is no surprise. then the armed forces and the national battalions are using the tactic of terrorists using, using these for civilians as human sheila. and here what's particularly cynical is the position of states that are pumping ukraine, full of weapons training and their soldiers. that goal is obvious. they are clearly stating to drag out the fighting as long as possible in spite of the victims and destruction in order to wear down and weaken russia. that policy means the direct involvement of the west in the conflict and makes them

a party to the conflict. intention of fermenting by this of this conflict by the collect west west remains impute and punished. of course, you will punish yourselves or we have no illusions that today the armed forces of russian r b and the militias of la guns and de anesco, being opposed not only by the neo nazi formations at a kia regime but the military machine of the collective west and in real time there was a team of real time using, using modern systems of weapons, ship satellites, drones, nato, is providing intelligence to the ukranian armed forces and stating that convincing them that russia should be defeated on the field of battle. official representatives of the european union have stated this, and the russia should be punished by having any sovereignty stripped from it. this

isn't even latent racism, but overt recessed against the backdrop of mass shelling of towns and cities of dun bus. mister zalinski is overjoyed at the effectiveness of western weapons. here is a quote. at last. we feel how powerfully western artillery has been and to operate the weapons that we've received from our western partners. there it's accuracy is exactly what we need. he cynically cynically stated with the same time no. there were no military or strategic targets located in the towns that were sheldon. only peaceful citizens of done by stars are suffering since the end of july. the armed forces of our lobbying mortar rounds to the center of desk, and it's, and we're owns that are ban lobbing band anti personnel around is called lobe or blade. there. this is violet convention. 1997 on the banner man to

personal mines ratified by ukraine, as was the 2nd protocol. the geneva convention on conventional weapons such outrageous or remain unpunished because the united states and their allies, where the connivance of international human rights institutes have been covering up the, the crimes of the care of regime based on the policy. zelinski might be a bastard, but he's the inconvenient truitt that darkens the image of ukraine. now, as the victim of russian aggression is carefully hushed up and sometimes deleted even a western human rights organization. amnesty international, which is difficult to accuse of sympathy to russia, has been severely criticized them and called an agent of the criminal simply because in this report is confirmed facts about the fact that kim places heavy weapons add civilian facilities and also the criminal shelling others are burskey nuclear

power plant who remain unpunished, even though from the 1st of september, representatives of the i have been present then and it's very, very difficult to establish who's guilty for the shelling. and i just want to record that visit of the a mission to this power plant was artificially delayed. even though already on the 3rd of june. all details were agreed and the mission could have, could have gone to the power plant already. and then it was a very unpleasant situation where the de, secure desa department security of the un refused to give authorization a specific it temporary and then this not a very honest,

honest actions. it's simply delayed the visit to the brochure and apparently by 2 months, even by 3 months on practically 3 months, there were no very also concerned about the fate of russian soldiers who are taken prisoners. they are very many examples of torture, including the violation of international humanitarian law. i'm sure that all those are interested in what actually happened saw a video of the torture atrocities by a ukrainian and neo nazis against russian soldiers who were thrown to the ground with their hands tied and were shot in the head. you did anyone here comment on this is crime at all. we have many, many witness witness witnesses of these criminal activities?

medicare regime that have been happening says 2014 russian law enforcement bodies cooperating with their colleagues from done as again they will ask. republic, sir, are investigating these thoroughly over $220.00 individuals or have been considered have been found to be complicit, including the high command of the ukrainian armed forces, command commanders of units who were sheldon, sheldon, the civilian population. also, there are cases against the mercenaries, from citizens of k canada, united states, netherlands at that i can assure you that all perpetrators and depend on the of their nationality will be held accountable. i also want to draw your attention to the following when russian and ukrainian negotiators at the end of march practically reach an agreement on the parameters of as

a, an agreement proposed by key. and just a couple of days later, the tragedy in butcher occurred. the fact that it was staged in down in anyone's mind, and i want to draw your attention. we have colleagues and western colleagues right after that stated event, you immediately cried outrage and introduced a new package of sanctions. the spurious li, accusing us of killing innocent civilians since then. when that propaganda operation was conducted, no one has mentioned the butcher other than us. and once again, in the presence of the secretary generals, and ministers, i would address you but be disabling what police demand. the queen are authorities to make a simple step, take a simple step to booted what doesn't want to publish the information by those individuals whose bodies were shown in butch, i've been asking this for the past month. secretary general,

we will please use your authority for this, or least it would be very useful to, to, to fun get to the bottom of this episode. of course, we also noticed the increased activity of international justice with regard to ukraine is supposedly efforts to investigate crimes committed in ukraine that are, that are ascribed to the russian authorities. all this is simply a very, a propaganda operation. i just want to recall that neither the could it turn 2014 or the tragedy in odessa or the shelling of, i don't answer or any other crimes have led to any reaction from the international criminal court. and by the way, this international criminal court with some 3003000 and

reference a sent to the international criminal court against criminals crimes committed against the inhabitants of a scene. there's been no reaction and it seems that the i c. c is now received instructions to step up its activity. we have no confidence in the work of this body for the past 8, for 8 months, we were waiting for for steps to be taken against impunity in ukraine. and we don't expect anything more from this institution. or a whole range of other international institutions. everything i've said to day simply confirms that the decision to conduct the special military operation was inevitable. we have said this more than once. we've provided a huge number of facts which show how are you crane prepared to play the role of anti russia stage and ground to create threatening

against russians union. i can assure you that we will never accept this. thank you very much semester. so i thank his excellency monsieur lever for his statement. i gather thought to his excellency mister james, cleverly secretary of state for foreign comment, the development affairs of the united kingdom of great britain, northern highland. madam president, miss zachary herb is secretary general. i must, con frankie 77 years ago. un members agreed, solemn principles in the un charter, vital for international peace and security. they undertook to refrain from the threats or the use of force against the territorial integrity or the political independence of any state. yet 7 months ago, president putin invaded ukraine illegally, and without justification,

he ignored the resounding please for peace that i heard in this council on the 17th of february. since then, ukrainians, spirit of defense and defiance in the protection of their country, continues to inspire free peoples and nations. every day, the devastating consequences of russia's invasion become more clear. un agencies have confirmed more than $14000.00 civilian casualties so far. and the actual total is likely to be much higher, more than $17000000.00 ukrainians in humanitarian need. 7000000 displaced within ukraine and more than 7000000 ukrainian refugees in europe. we see the mounting evidence of russian atrocities against

civilians, including indiscriminate shelling and targeted attacks on over 200 medical facilities and 40 educational institutions and horrific acts of sexual violence. we see from the reports of the office of the high commission of human rights. but in parts of ukraine, currently under russian control, civilians are subject to torture, arbitrary detention, and forced deportation to russia. and we have seen more grizzly discoveries in ism and it's not just ukrainians. who are the victims? president putin's war has spread hardship and food insecurity across the globe. plunging millions of the world's most vulnerable into hunger and famine.

and once again, as we've seen here today, russia has sought to deny responsibility. it is tried to lay the blame on those who have rightly imposed sanctions on president putin's regime in response to his illegal actions. let us be clear, we are not sanctioning food. it is russia's actions that are preventing food and fertilizer getting to developing countries. it is russia's tactics and bombs that are to blame for destroying ukraine's farms infrastructure and delaying its exports. i sat here in february, listening to the russian representative. but sure, in this council that russia had no intention of invading its neighbour. we now know that was

a lie and to day i have listened to further installments of rushes, catalogs of distortions, dishonesty, and this information. he has left the chamber. i'm not surprised, i don't think mister labrat wants to hear the collected condemnation of this counsel, but we saw through him then and we saw through him again to day. we have information which means that we know that russia is about to hold sham referenda on sovereign ukrainian territory with no basis in law under the threat of violence after mass displacements of people in areas that voted overwhelmingly for ukrainian independence. we

know what vladimir putin is doing. he is planning to fabricate the outcome of those referenda. he is planning to use that to annex sovereign ukrainian territory. and he is planning to use it as a further pretext to escalate his aggression. that is what he plans to do and we call on all countries to reject the shroud and to refuse to recognize any results. we are used to seeing russian lies and distortions. but let us listen to the testimony of ukrainians who tell us the truth. who tell us the reality or president putin's war doctor or laner use vac?

her husband ali and their 22 year old son dmitri, were abducted by russian forces from their home in hosp the mail near to her. in march. russian soldiers shot only twice in the legs before they were all blindfolded and bundled into an armored personnel carrier. and i want you to hear only a story in her own words. my quote. first they took us to a bombed out house. the russian soldiers kept saying they were going to kill us. my husband was left for hours, lying on the floor in the pool of his blood. i don't know why. we've done nothing wrong. then they took my son away from us. i don't know where i don't know if we'll

ever see him again. i just want my boy back. end of quote, alena story and those of many others tell us the truth, the real truth. this is a war of annexation, a war of conquest to which president putin now wants to send even more of russia's young men and women. making peace even less like at best likely is to put in, must understand the world is watching and we will not give up a members of the security council. we must unequivocally reject russia's attempts to annex ukrainian territory. we must make clear to president putin that his attack on ukrainian people must stop, that there can be no impunity for those perpetrating atrocities and that he must withdraw from ukraine and restore regional.