While Russia’s assault continues, however , Ukraine has no selection but to exercise its right to defend itself. The ussr has continued to do this with all the assistance of Belarus, and using weapons sourced from Iran and North Korea within violation of Security Authorities resolutions and with utter contempt for this Council. As the Secretary-General said yesterday, this war has created a humanitarian education and human rights disaster, traumatised a generation of children and accelerated the global food and energy crisis. This is our first meeting on Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine since the 9th associated with December last year. Many of us have got spent the time since then resting, recuperating, celebrating with family and preparing for the New Year. President, a lot of Ukrainians spent the holiday period sheltering from missile and drone attacks, sitting in the dark and the cold, and residing as refugees, displaced persons, and prisoners; many of them a large number of miles away from their houses, families and loved ones. President, as many of us have said repeatedly, Russian federation can choose to end all this immediately: by stopping its assaults against Ukraine – not merely for thirty-six hours, however for good – and by withdrawing its forces from Ukraine. However like the rest of us, exactly what Ukraine wants is a just and sustainable peace. We support Ukraine’s initiative for this end. Thank you President. And I join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing and welcoming among us H. E. Dzhaparova, the First Deputy Foreign Minister, and They would. E. Gerwel, Deputy Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) for Foreign Affairs. We join the international community in once again calling for an end towards the war, which respects Ukraine’s rights under international regulation and the UN Charter, so that this year, may be a year of peace. As a result, hundreds of thousands more across the world are dealing with another year of food cravings and hardship caused by Russia’s war. Russia provides spent that time bombing civilians, attacking Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, and attempting to seize Ukrainian territory –– as it do for most of last year.
