In just a few weeks, the world will mark four years since the start of Russia’s unprovoked and treacherous full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, which has brought immense suffering to the Ukrainian people. In recent months, intensive diplomatic efforts, initiated by the United States and supporte…
I thank the presidency of Somalia for convening today’s meeting, as well as the delegations of Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Liberia and the United Kingdom for their support of Ukraine’s emergency request. I am also grateful to Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and the Office for the Coord…
Ukraine commends the initiative of the presidency of Slovenia to hold this timely debate.
Today’s discussion on leadership for peace takes place at a crucial moment, one in which we, the United Nations, face one of the gravest challenges. Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine is not on…
Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to the Slovenian presidency and to Your Excellency, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Tanja Fajon, for convening today’s meeting devoted to Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine. I also wish to thank the briefers, Ms. Gotoh and Assistant Secre…
In February, the Security Council adopted a very short resolution, resolution 2774 (2025), imploring “a swift end to the conflict and further urg[ing] a lasting peace between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.” Let me remind Council members that Ukraine was not exactly thrilled with that text. We m…
Let me thank the Guyanese presidency and Minister Vindhya Persaud for convening this debate. Ukraine is grateful to Special Representative Virginia Gamba de Potgieter for her dedicated work and commends UNICEF and Director SenGupta for their unwavering service.
The report before us (S/2025/247) pai…
I wish to thank the Guyanese presidency and, in particular, Ambassador Rodrigues-Birkett for convening today’s urgent Security Council meeting, and Denmark, Greece, France, the Republic of Korea, Slovenia and the United Kingdom for supporting Ukraine’s request. I am also grateful to the briefers, As…
