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Zelensky calls for international pressure to force Russia into peace at UN Security Council
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly emphasized that negotiations alone will not be enough to end the war in Ukraine, and that Russia can only be forced into peace. He has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of committing "international crimes" by targeting Ukrainian civilians and energy infrastructure. Zelensky has called on a broad alliance of nations to increase pressure on Russia to halt the war, and has denounced Iran and North Korea as "accomplices" in the conflict. He has also stated that Russia has no legitimate reason for its actions, comparing them to a "mafia".
I wish to make it clear that on the Ukraine issue, any move to shift responsibility onto China, or attack and smear China, is irresponsible and will lead nowhere.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 – following the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and city of Sevastopol a decade ago – is a clear violation of these principles.
Western countries could not refrain from poisoning the atmosphere once again, trying to fill the airtime with the hackneyed Ukrainian issue.
Russia has no legitimate reason -- none at all -- for making Iran and North Korea de facto accomplices in its criminal war in Europe, with their weapons killing us, killing Ukrainians.
To meet, to talk, to speak. But what could they possibly hear from him? That he's upset because we are exercising our right to defend our people? Or that he wants to keep the war and terror going, just so no one thinks he was wrong?
I think that we are closer to the peace than we think.
Russia can only be forced into peace, and that is exactly what's needed -- forcing Russia into peace.
We know some in the world want to talk to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin.
Action is needed … Putin has broken so many international laws and rules that he won't stop. Russia can only be forced into peace, and that is exactly what's needed, forcing Russia into peace as the sole aggressor in this war, the sole violator of the UN charter.
And that's why this war can't simply fade away. That's why this war can't be calmed by talks.
We have proof of this, if Russia is ready to go that far, it means nothing you value matters to Moscow.
China – another permanent member of this council – is the top provider of machine tools, microelectronics and other items that Russia is using to rebuild, to restock, to ramp up its war machine and sustain its brutal aggression.
North Korea and Iran are not the only ones aiding and abetting Russia.
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sources
- 1.The New York Times
- 2.Le Monde
- 3.Al Jazeera
- 4.France 24
- 5.The Guardian
- 6.BBC
- 7.ABC News
- 8.Agence France-Presse
- 9.New York Times
- 10.Times
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Russian Foreign Policy
- 3.Russia-Ukraine War
- 4.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 5.US-Russia Relations
- 6.Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
- 7.Nuclear Weapons
- 8.German Foreign Policy
- 9.Russian Politics
- 10.Rare-Earth Elements
- 11.Ukrainian Politics
- 12.EU-Russia Relations
countries
- 1.Brazil
- 2.China
- 3.Czechia
- 4.India
- 5.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 6.Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 7.Myanmar
- 8.Russian Federation
- 9.Sudan
- 10.Taiwan, Province of China
- 11.Ukraine
- 12.United States
organizations
- 1.UN General Assembly
- 2.White House
- 3.UN Security Council
- 4.Kremlin
- 5.Pentagon
- 6.United Nations
- 7.Center for Strategic and International Studies
- 8.Facebook
- 9.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 10.Republican Party
- 11.Scranton Army Ammunition Plant
persons
- 1.Volodymyr Zelenskiy
- 2.Vladimir Putin
- 3.Joe Biden
- 4.Donald Trump
- 5.Kamala Harris
- 6.Anthony Blinken
- 7.António Guterres
- 8.Bill Laplante
- 9.Dmitry Peskov
- 10.Doug Bush
- 11.Edward Wong
- 12.Farnaz Fassihi