This emergency Security Council meeting has been called because a mere week after Russia sent drones into Poland, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets, with their transponders off, entered Estonian airspace without authorization and lingered for 12 minutes. On the same day, two Russian fighter jets vio…
I address the Council today not just as the Foreign Minister of the democratically elected Government of Poland, but also on behalf of the High Representative of the European Union, Ms. Kaja Kallas, to present the view of the European Union on Russia’s illegal and unprovoked war against Ukraine.
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The Russian Ambassador predicted that this debate would consist of hackneyed statements dictated by Brussels. That is a lie. I assure Council members that I wrote what they are about to hear myself.
The Russian Ambassador claims that Russia does not bomb civilian targets. That is a second lie. Two …
I associate myself with the words of Minister Kuleba of Ukraine and my colleagues from the European Union.
I am amazed at the tone and the content of the presentation by the Russian Ambassador. I believe it would be useful for me to correct the record.
Ambassador Nebenzia has called Kyiv the clien…
On 21 February 2022, three days before the Russian invasion on Ukraine, Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Martin Kimani, spoke in the Security Council. In his short but remarkable speech, the Ambassador talked about African countries’ borders, inherited from the colo…
Time is ticking away for the opportunity to honour the pledge that we have made to reduce poverty in the world. With five years to go, are we on track to reach the Millennium Development Goals? Well, there has been some progress. The latest report of the Secretary-General on this subject (A/64/665) …
