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Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on Ukraine
Thank you President, and thank you Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for your briefing. We welcome President Zelenskyy바카라 사이트™s participation in this Council meeting today.
President, we discussed the situation in Ukraine last week. The Council바카라 사이트™s message at that meeting was clear: Russia바카라 사이트™s systematic attacks on Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure are unacceptable, and must end.
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Russia is deliberately bombing hospitals and other medical facilities. The World Health Organization has recorded 703 such attacks since February.
We바카라 사이트™ve heard today that a newborn baby was murdered in a strike on a maternity unit in Zaporizhzhya last night. Russia is destroying lives in Ukraine that have barely started.
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President, Russia must observe its obligations under international humanitarian law. But this is not a replacement for peace.
President Zelenskyy has presented a comprehensive plan for a negotiated end to the war. The first crucial steps are for Russia to end its unilateral aggression and restore Ukraine바카라 사이트™s sovereignty and territorial integrity, in line with its obligations under the UN Charter.
Russia has spoken of wanting negotiations. But actions speak louder than words.
President, as my Prime Minister said in Kyiv last week, the UK will be providing new air defence equipment, and stepping up humanitarian support for the cold hard winter ahead. We continue to stand with Ukraine as it fights to end this barbarous war and deliver a just peace.
Thank you.