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this prevented the u.n. security council from fulfilling its fundamental role to maintain international peace and security. it is yet another proof of russia's blatant disrespect for this organization. however, the large number of co-sponsors of the draft resolution clearly demonstrated the prevailing opinion of the international community. mr. president, russia cannot veto the reality on the ground. let me hear and echo the words of the u.n. stem cell research -- secretary-general speaking after last friday's vote in the security council. the united nations was born out of war to end war. today that objective was not achieved. we must never give up. we must give peace another chance. dear colleagues, we, the representatives of 193 nations gathered here at this emergency special session of the u.n. general assembly, have a solemn duty to uphold the purpose and basic principles of the u.n. charter and international law. as we are about to take a vote on a draft resolution which is soon-to-be formally introduc

the u.n. security council. >>> right now i want to turn over to the white house. mj lee is on the scene for us over there. what are you hearing, mj, over there? >> wolf, there is certainly tonight a recognition at the white house of the real gravity of the situation. and really over the last 48 hours, we have seen the urgency and the tone from u.s. officials. everyone from the president on down incredibly intensifying. of course it started with the president saying yesterday that an invasion has begun. and then tonight from the pentagon, they said that they are ready to go, referring to russian troops and suggesting that a full invasion was imminent. and since then, we have really seen a rapid rollout of sanctions against russia. we have heard white house officials saying that more sanctions could definitely be on the way. and tonight, we should note that white house officials and u.s. officials definitely took note of this dramatic speech from the ukrainian president. and one of the reasons t

the u.n. security council met and the bam bass door to the u.n. said mr. putin as move was quote an attempt to create a pretext for further invasion of ukraine. the meeting of the security council is called to order. >> the provisional agenda for there meeting is letter dated 28 february, 2014, from the permanent representative of ukraine to the united nations addressed to the president of the security council. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the council rules of procedure i invite the representative of germany and ukraine to participate in this meeting. in accordance with rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure i invite the undersecretary general for political and peace building affairs to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of number two. >> mr. president, this is with great concern and sadness i face the council on the unfolding dangerous decision in and around ukraine. the secretary general was clea

tonight, we stand with the u.n. charter. we stand with those who even in this dark hour still have the courage and hope to bring us back from this precipice. i resort to military conquest for one state to impose its will unilaterally against another, to annex part of its territory, has absolutely no place in the 21st century. there is still a choice, a choice to turn from the path of war to the path of diplomacy and dialogue. mr. president, it is never too late to make the right choice. thank you. >> i thank the representative of ireland for her statement. and i now give the floor to the representative of india. >> thank you, mr. president. let me begin by thanking the secretary-general for his briefing on the evolving situation in the eastern region of ukraine. the security council had met two days ago and discussed the situation, we had called for urgent de-escalation of sanctions, and emphasized sustained and focused upon the sea -- focus diplomacy. we know that the calls of the international community to give time to the

ambassador to the u.n. speaking to the rotating president of the un security council, which quite timely is the russian ambassador to the u.n. talking about this is not 1919, this is 2022. russia cannot go back in time. essentially saying to vladimir putin, he's turned the minsk agreement to shreds. they do not believe that putin will stop at that. that's the latest lawn crossing from the u.s. side of things. we will see if the chinese ambassador, how he balances out his support for vladimir putin along with of course trying to maintain that regional stability. let's bring back our guest, sri. as you are listening to all of this i have to wonder when it comes to the market impact, it is quite remarkable what we are seeing. the moves in not just oil, commodities and the like. why do you think ukraine is different in this context? sri: it's not about ukraine, it is about russia. as i highlighted before, we're talking about 7 million barrels a day of exports from russia. clearly for the oil market this is very

since the u.n. was established, my country has defended and will defend before this organization and in all forum, the prohibition of threat or use of force. in 1988, we signed into our constitution the principles of the united nations charter as normative principles of our foreign policy. as a result of all of the above, mexico condemns the acts of aggression by the russian federation against ukraine. we call on the parties to immediately cease hostilities. we recognize the sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of ukraine, and we support the efforts of the u.n. secretary-general to seek a diplomatic solution, to spare civilians any further suffering. president, as a result of our own experience and through -- mexico will support the draft resolution that we are considering. thank you. >> thank you, the representative of brazil. >> thank you, mr. president. mr. president, we live in unprecedented circumstances of threat to the international order and violation of the u.n. cha

the u.n. estimates the humanitarian toll will expand significantly should russia further invade. already russian proxies dramatically increased shelling and artillery fire over the weekend, killing ukrainian civilians and soldiers. if russia invades ukraine even further, we will see a devastating loss of life. unimaginable suffering. millions of displaced people will create a refugee crisis crossed europe. nevertheless, russia has declined repeated treaties to state its intentions before the world, including by secretary blinken and the security council last thursday. president putin is testing our international system. he is testing our resolve and seeing just how far he can push us all. he wants to demonstrate through brute force seeking make a farce of the u.n.. we must act together in response to this crisis. over the past few weeks, the world has heard the other 14 members of the security council speak with one voice asking russia to pursue diplomacy. other members of this council, even t

tonight, we stand with the u.n. charter.e stand with those who even in this dark hour still have the courage and hope to bring us back from this precipice. i resort to military conquest for one state to impose its will unilaterally against another, to annex part of its territory, has absolutely no place in the 21st century. there is still a choice, a choice to turn from the path of war to the path of diplomacy and dialogue. mr. president, it is never too late to make the right choice. thank you. >> i thank the representative of ireland for her statement. and i now give the floor to the representative of india. >> thank you, mr. president. let me begin by thanking the secretary-general for his briefing on the evolving situation in the eastern region of ukraine. the security council had met two days ago and discussed the situation, we had called for urgent de-escalation of sanctions, and emphasized sustained and focused upon the sea -- focus diplomacy. we know that the calls of the international community to give time to the r

the u.n. charter. russia cannot veto accountability. the security council has taken an important step forward toward accountability. for the first time in decades, it has called for an emergency special session in the general assembly. the council members who supported this resolution recognized that this is no ordinary moment. we need to take extraordinary actions to meet this threat to our international system and do everything we can to help ukraine and its people. just this morning, president putin put russia's nuclear forces on high alert. even though he is invading a country with no nuclear weapons. and is under no threat from nato. a defensive alliance that will not fight in ukraine. this is another unnecessary step that threatens us all. we urge russia to tone down this dangerous rhetoric regarding nuclear weapons. these are issues that affect all member states. and now in the general assembly, they can all make their voices heard on rush up war of choice. we will then vote on a resolu

tonight we stand with the u.n. charter.e stand with those who in this dark hour still have the courage and hope to bring us back if this precipice. a resort to military conquests for one state to impose its will unilaterally against another to annex part of its territory has sleult absolutely no place in the 21st century. there is still a choice. a choice to turn from the path of war to the path of diplomacy and dialogue. mr. president, it is never too late to make the right choice. thank you. >> i thank the representative of ireland for her statement and give the floor to the representative of india. >> thank you, mr. president. let me begin by thanking the secretary general for his briefing on the e involving situation in the eastern regions of ukraine. the secretary council met two days ago and discussed the situation. we have called for urgent d escalation of tensions and focus on diplomacy to address all issues concerning the situation. however, we call on the international community to give time to defuse tensions. it

values, for the u.n. charter. there was a buzz across the room in the security council as we all began to get information that this was happening on the ground as we were speaking. so again, we're not surprised. the u.s. warned about this for weeks in advance, that this was going to happen any day. so we weren't surprised that they did it. again, it just showed to the world how much the russians disrespect the u.n. system and that, again, they are the aggressors here. >> you will attend a meeting of the u.n. security council yesterday to vote on holding an emergency session of the u.n. general assembly. president zelenskyy said he talked with the u.n. secretary-general about stripping russia of its vote on the u.n. security council. would you support that? >> russia is a member of the security council. that's in the u.n. charter, but we're going to hold russia accountable for disrespecting the u.n. charter, and they have been isolated in many different ways. so just to indicate, 80 countries joined us in co-sponso

the u.n.resentative said now would be a good time to pull back your troops from the border. they agreed to talk again after the russians responded formally to the russian security proposals. the american said we think this means they are interested in diplomatic engagement. maybe they are trying to draw things out. we do not know. we are ready to talk with them. >> if there is a willingness to talk, there still has to be some common ground. when we look at the public positions of america and russia, there doesn't appear to be any. you are told the people -- you are talking to the people involved in this diplomatic tussle. do you think it can be resolved wiout a tussle? barbara: it will take some very dip look her -- very diplomatic language. lines are drawn in bright red fluorescent paint. those red lines are very far apart. when you confuse words like what will be the fate of eastern ukraine, will it be special status, will it be autonomy? that is what russia wants. creepi toward a greater co

the u.n. security council were it not for russia's decision to use a veto. russia was forced to use its veto because countries either voted in favor or abstained on that measure. reporter: i wasn't talking about russia. other than russia which was to be expected. you say you are happy with the way the rest of the world has come out and made their voices -- >> we are comfortable. we are heartened. we are gratified by the fact that the world, international community has stood up to speak loudly and clearly in defense of ukraine's sovereignty of independence, territorial integrity. the u.n. security council resolution as you know would have been adopted were it not for the russian veto. our team at the u.n. also worked with our close a.m. leighs -- allies and partners to garner some signatures within the u.n. general assembly for this very resolution. well beyond the members of the u.n. security council permanent and rotating, that voted in favor of this, scores of countries around the world sign

negotiations must be mindful of the principles of the u.n. charter including sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of its member states. negotiations must on the one hand take into account the security concerns of all parts of the conflict, and on the other hand create adequate conditions for an inclusive political dialogue which must reflect the diversity of and include representation from all peoples of the region. we do not underestimate the complexity of the situation, but we insist on dialogue as key to achieving a lasting settlement to this conflict. too much is at stake here. above all, the lives of many civilians. we owe them all our efforts to bring this crisis to a peaceful solution. i thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the representative of brazil for his statement, and i give the floor to the representative of ghana. >> thank you very much, mr. president. let me begin by first of all thanking the secretary general and mr. carlo for their briefings. ghana is grateful to you, they did not know that they are t

the u.n., the world bank, and to international food organizations to help out. but we have to do is work through those international organizations to make sure that money is protected. what you have to remember is that we have a lot of leverage with these international organizations. we give over 20% of the budget. we could work with them, and i think we work cooperatively with them. i'm not saying that we have force them, but we have to make certain that we do not makes -- make the same mistakes. >> about 782 million dollars as a figure for mentoring a -- is that a one-time payment, is that a yearly payment? how does that work? >> that is a yearly payment. with the details, it is not really set in stone yet. but the u.n. is asking for up to 8 billion. does the b. billion dollars. that is in humanitarian assistance. the fact of the matter. we don't make decisions. we had be me. i don't say we should do a. that is not my job. that is the job of congress and the ministration. my job is to offer

ambassador to the u.n. she seems to think a no fly zone is a good idea if it means there would be u.s. troops involved in enforcing that fly zone. where do you stand on that? >> well, i think it's something that you consider, and you may want to negotiate it with the russians and with our allies. you may decide that this is something that would be done by the u.n. or by us, but clearly the humanitarian demand may be such that we will look for a way to allow the mothers and children that are currently being huddled in subway stations to be able to find refuge. look at the people of poland, how heroic they are, providing the clothing skpltand the housid the food of refugees pouring into their country and also romania. this is one of the greatest demonstrations of good versus evil that we've seen during our lifetime. the demonstrations of courage. vladimir putin, here he is behind this huge table in this big white room. it looks like a mausoleum where honesty and honor have gone to die. and contrast that with

visit ncicap.org] >> the special session of the u.n. general assembly dealing with russia's invasion of ukraine continues later today. you can watch it at c-span.org and also on the free c-span now video app. and at 2:00 p.m. eastern time, the house of representatives gavels into session. members will debate legislation to designate lynching as a hate crime and a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle or hair texture. right now we take you back to the u.n. general assembly meeting on russia's invasion of ukraine. we start with remarks by the president of the general assembly. his excellent the -- hs excellency's distinguished delegate. there is ongoing military action in ukraine. the military offensive is a violation of the sovereignty of ukraine and is inconsistent with the charter of the united nations. for a full return of diplomacy as entitled. the meeting of this special session ruled in the charter and mandated 377, uniting for peace, and new opportunity to make sure that the leadership of the united nations is

host: that statement sponsoring a u.n. -- sparking a u.n. security council meeting. the unc gertie councilmembers slam russia's -- security counsel members slam russia. here is part of what she had to say. >> over the past few weeks, the world has heard the other 14 members of the security council speak with one voice, asking russia to pursue diplomacy. other members of this council, even those who often align with russia on other matters, have been clear that the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of every u.n. member states should be respected and safeguarded, including ukraine. this is a basic norm of international relations and embodies the purpose of the u.n. charter. the sequence of events that secretary blinken spelled out for this council last thursday appears to be proceeding exactly as he predicted. today, president putin has torn the minsk agreement to shreds. we have been clear that we do not believe he will stop at that. in light of president putin's latest actions, we must stand up for the principles upon which this organization was fo

i would like to cite article 4 of the u.n. charter. and it says, " membership in the united nations is open to all peace loving states which accept the obligations contained in the present charter and in the judgment of the organization are able and willing to carry out these obligations" -- these obligations." russia is not able to carry out any of the obligations. the ambassador of the russian federation, three minutes ago, confirmed his president has declared a war on my country. so before i read part of my statement, i would like to avail the presidents -- the presence of the secretary-general and request the secretary general to distribute among the members of the security council and the members of the general assembly , the legal memos by the legal council over the united nations dated december 1991. ,and in particular the legal , memo dated 19th of december, 1991. the one that we have been trying to get out of the secretary for a very long time and we were denied to get it. article 4, paragraph two of the charter reads, " the a

to the u.n. in her letter to the president to the council dated january 27, claimed that the reason why the u.s. is asking the council told this meeting was that russia's deployment of troops along the ukraine border posed a threat to international peace and security. china cannot align itself with this point of view. recently, there has indeed been some tensions over ukraine, and we are paying attention to what exactly are causing the tensions. some countries led by the united states have claim that the will soon be a war with ukraine. russia has repeatedly stated that it has no plans to mount any military action, and ukraine has made it clear that it does not need a war. and as such circumstances, what is the basis for the countries concern to insist that there may be a war? we note that the united states, ukraine, and relevant european countries as well as nato are having varying forms of diplomatic contacts with russia. what we urgently need now is quiet diplomatic but not microphone diplomac

when you look at the role of china at the u.n. and how they are co-opting the u.n. goals and principles, that is all being eroded by beijing and other authoritative regimes. it is a way to protect themselves from the consequences against committing crimes against humanity. >> the u.n. -- in a letter to nbc saying -- the level of the communist party having on the 2022 olympic programming, you also sent a letter to the ioc asking whether they had stepped up for human rights. did they ever respond? >> yes. they did respond. i appreciate the company's responsiveness but i also will say that i was disappointed in the response. today, i have not seen the olympics -- speak out against the known atrocities by the chinese communist party. that is my biggest concern is that they are not speaking out -- against slaved labor, religious persecution, genocide, disappearing citizens. the world right now is more focused on china and during the weeks leading up to the ceremonies and since the games got underway, the world has focused on china and yet these american companies are not

the very first line of the u.n.ing together, quote, determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of what." this right here right now is a moment. it is a moment when we can save this and the next from that terrible fate. colleagues, now is not the time to sit on the sidelines. now is the time to get off the sidelines. let us together show russia that it is isolated and alone in its aggressive actions. let us stand fully behind the principles of sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity for ukraine and for all member states. let us show russia that every other u.n. member state believes it is time to declat, to come back to the in the and work towards peace so that ukrainians can live in security and the tenents have been upheld for future generations to come. >> that he. >> i want to bring in capitol hill correspondent leann caldwell and michael crowley. i'm going to start with you in re. he will use force to mac a farz out of the united nations. reading we're united together, deter

cnn's richard roth joins me now from the u.n. with more. u.n.ecurity council often criticized for not being able to do very much, and of course russia having a veto at the security council, bring us up to date on events there, richard. >> well, there was a lot of talking which critics of the u.n. say is all it does but there are 193 member countries of the united nations. and if one country invades or threatens to invade another, that is the so-called third rail of international law. and of diplomacy or lack of it, here at the united nations, alarm bells go off. we, earlier, heard the u.s. ambassador denounce what russia is doing bringing in so-called peacekeepers into the two regions in eastern ukraine. well, most of the countries here on the security council denounced what was done and condemned moscow. the russian ambassador said, look, there is not gonna be a b bloodbath in eastern ukraine. he called it a verbal assault in the security council, from the amount of countries that were denouncing moscow. china played it straight down the middle

it is good that the u.n. embodies the situation around ukraine. we will have a debate in the january assembly up 23rd of february. we remained strongly on finding a diplomatic solutions and we hope others will too. thank you. >> i am grateful to the representative of germany for her statement. i would like to make further statement. in my capacity as deputy foreign minister of russian federation. we have heard here today words such as war, aggression. most interesting is that no one has ever said those words on behalf of moscow or russia or will say those words. i regret that strong statements made by vladimir putin in recent days in regard to the situation in ukraine in the eastern part of the country were not heard. i would like our partners to at least hear what was said at the press conference where in moscow such distinguished representatives visited us as the president of france, the german chancellor. there were negotiations there and detailed press conferences where our guests spoke and president of the russian federation. we have a meetin

the u.n. saying hundreds of thousands on the move. that is going to require an equally massive humanitarian responsele they' response. they're saying it's going to cost a billion dollar just in the first three months. david in. >> thanks to you all. our coverage of ukraine for tonight. >> we move on to the other major story on this friday night, the history made. the president nominating judge ketanji brown jackson to become the first black woman to serve on the supreme court. today before the american people, judge jackson saying her faith got her to this moment, that she was supported by loving parents who are public schoolteachers who were likely watching in florida today, prouproud of their daughter. humbled by this honor. she's a 51-year-old mother and wife, and her message to her daughters today. mary bruce on this historic choice and what comes next. >> reporter: at the white house today, president biden standing beside two history making black women, nominating judge ketanji brown jackson to serve on the nation's highest court

the russian ambassador to the u.n. responded that russia's action indicated planning military action against ukraine. >> the provisional agenda for this meeting is international peace and security. i give the floor to the representative of the federation. [speaking foreign language] >> furthermore, we frequently refuted, consistently refuted. the fool effort discussion of the topic is making this a classic example of diplomacy. working for the public. there is a need to review this. we do not think this is going to bring this cancel together -- this counsel together. rip up hysterics regarding his own situation regarding russian aggression. it is something they want to do it including the security council. this is a great harm to ukraine itself. the president, as we have seen, has asked the country a few days ago not to rip up hysterics. since this all harms the ukraine . this is needed for people that believe in the russian aggression. we would urge all colleagues to not use -- to push forward the propaganda of our co

the u.n.this is an ethical leading global threat to our global security and our freedom. ukraine expects decisive, immediate, and proportional reactions by the international community. michelle: vladimir putin tells his armed forces that the security of russia is nonnegotiable but claims he's still open to diplomacy. and as tensions escalate, what is life like in kyiv? how do they feel about the current crisis? >> we are strong, optimistic, and we are looking into the future with wide open eyes. michelle: welcome to world news america on pbs at around the globe. ukraine has entered a state of emergency, urging citizens to leave russia in rnse to president putin's decision to recognize the independence of to breakaway regions. they have also been called up to join the regular army. u.s. defense officials say russia has 100% of the forces it needs for an invasion in place. the u.n. secretary general today warned that the world is facing a moment of peril, describing the situation is the most ser

at u.n.dquarters in new york, the general assembly will convene for emergency sessions and we will see what comes out of that and the u.n. ambassador from the u.s. is saying that the u.s. will not be sending any ground troops. we will keep our eye on this and back to you. >> we will have continuing coverage on kpix.com and streaming on cbs news bay area. >>> we could learn when the governor plans to lift school mask mandates, days after the cdc released new masking guidelines. >> justin andrews from kpix5's live in san francisco and people were protesting? >> reporter: they were protesting at golden gate park yesterday and right now, california and hawaii are the only two states that have not rolled back their plans for masking up in schools with groups of children and parents of massed choice rallying at golden gate park to hold signs and put pressure on governor newsom to roll back masking up in schools. we don't know when the administration tine unr new cdc recommendations, the majority c

russia is the aggressor russia's attack on ukraine is tantamount to an attack on the u.n.nd every member state in the chamber tonight. the security council is charged with adjudicating threats to peace and security.

we are expecting a statement from the u.n. secretary general. live shot from u.n. headquarters.been talking to foreign ministers of russia and crane. -- ukraine. the world anti-doping agency is disappointed that the 15-year-old russian ice skater kamila valieva has been allowed to compete despite failing a drug test. they said the dumping of children was evil and unforgivable and promised to investigate properly. >> i am disappointed by the ruling. it is a matter of conscious that the panel decided not to apply the terms. from her perspective, this is a controversial ruling. >> the court of arbitration made thdecision after a hearing which ruled that exceptional circumstances meant that kamila valieva should not be suspended. it pointed to issues of age and the timing of the testing results. >> we in charge of this matter has decided to let kamila valieva continue her participation in the olympic games. it means that no professional suspension shall be imposed. >> this means that the russian figure skater will compete in the event that starts on tuesday, but issue gains a medal,

that's the reporting coming out of the u.n. jason chaffetz, this is the biggest challenge that a military challenge that america has an ally of the region and nato countries has had in i don't know how long. for russia to be involved in this type of military invasion, 190,000 troops, how big of a challenge to biden and his team is this? >> well, look. putin went into georgia and took over 25% of that country with no consequences and went into crimea. barack obama and joe biden said they would put sanctions on them. those sanctions did not deter him from doing it again. the president i would use the mother of all sanctions against russia that didn't slow them down. we turned off our energy spigot. we can't supply germany and other nato partners with liquid gas. >> laura: stay with us. on the phone now is jennifer griffin. fox news natural security correspondent. we are hearing spiraling out of control this is extremely disturbing out of the u.n. what can you tell us? >> i am watching images in downtown kyiv where reporters are h