Caitlin Jones' speech at 바카라 사이트淲inter on Fire: Ukraine바카라 사이트檚 Fight for Freedom바카라 사이트� film screening
Speech given by Deputy Head of Mission Caitlin Jones at a joint film screening of 바카라 사이트淲inter on Fire: Ukraine바카라 사이트檚 Fight for Freedom바카라 사이트�.
In partnership with the , the , and the , the British Embassy in Budapest delivered a three-day programme of events entitled 바카라 사이트淔ocus on Ukraine: two years after the end of the Maidan protests바카라 사이트�.
As part of the event series, the embassies organised a joint film screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary 바카라 사이트淲inter on Fire: Ukraine바카라 사이트檚 Fight for Freedom바카라 사이트�. The screening was introduced by Deputy Head of Mission Caitlin Jones. You can read the full transcript of her introduction below.
Your Excellencies, dear guests,
As my esteemed colleagues have highlighted, our Embassies have come together to try to ensure that we don바카라 사이트檛 lose sight of the crisis in Ukraine in the midst of so many other troubling happenings in the world.
Sadly, recent events in Ukraine are of a magnitude which means they must remain at the forefront of our minds. Since fighting started we have seen over 8,000 killed and about 18,000 injured. Around 1.4 million people have been displaced within Ukraine and an estimated 2 million people living in areas near to government and separatist fighting.
These are staggering figures. And they reiterate the great need for Russia to recognise and respect Ukraine바카라 사이트檚 independence, territorial integrity, and its right to take sovereign decisions.
Although not part of the Minsk negotiations, the UK has played a leading role in the EU and NATO on Ukraine. We have consistently argued for a strong response to Russia바카라 사이트檚 actions, pressing for strong sanctions in the EU and increasing our contribution to NATO assurance measures in Eastern Europe. The UK is delivering a 拢10m technical assistance programme in support of political and economic reform in Ukraine; we바카라 사이트檝e committed 拢16.4 million worth of humanitarian support, targeted to reach the most vulnerable, including specifically women and girls; and an additional 拢9m worth of support to Ukraine through our Conflict Pool programme last financial year.
The EU, rightly, linked its approach on sanctions to full implementation of the Minsk agreements. We are sympathetic to the economic consequences that some member states, and we ourselves, were and are experiencing as a result. But we believe we would pay a much bigger collective price if we did not respond in robust terms to the way in which another country was destabilising European security and threatening other countries바카라 사이트� sovereignty.
Let me conclude with quote from Winston Churchill who said:
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Thank you for your attention, I hope you바카라 사이트檒l enjoy the film.