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To make sure that this initiative is fully in line with the understandings arrived at during the Russian and American contacts at the highest levels, we introduce an amendment ... about the need to eliminate the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis,
Nebenzia told the assembly Multiple resolutions ... have demanded that Russia withdraw its forces from Ukraine. Those resolutions have failed to stop the war,
Acting US Ambassador Dorothy Shea said before the vote As defenders of the idea of freedom, we repudiate any form of violence, whether between individuals, but in particular we repudiate war as an illegitimate mechanism for settling conflicts between nations,
said the President at the time Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, extending to its territorial waters."
A paragraph was inserted that said These amendments pursue a war of words rather than an end to the war,
U.S. envoy Dorothy Shea said The essence of it has become completely distorted,
Russian ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said, The Path to Peace,”
Then late Friday afternoon, the United States put forward its own brief text, titled Russia believed Ukraine would surrender. Russia believed we would fall in three days. Russia believed our government would flee. However, Russia miscalculated gravely,
Mariana Betsa, Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister, told the gathering, saying Ukrainians continue This resolution is consistent with President Donald Trump’s view that the U.N. must return to its founding purpose, as enshrined in the U.N. Charter, to maintain international peace and security, including through the peaceful settlement of disputes,
State Department Secretary Marco Rubio said in a statement Friday We strongly believe that this is the moment to commit to ending the war,
Rubio added in his Friday statement If to achieve peace you really need me to give up my post — I'm ready,
Zelenskyy said during the press conference I can trade it for NATO membership, if there are such conditions,
This is our opportunity to build real momentum toward peace,
Rubio said in a statement Through this resolution, Member States can build real momentum towards international peace and security, the maintenance of which is the principal purpose of the United Nations,
it said, asking countries to "vote no on any other resolution or amendments presented" during Monday's meeting I do not see how Paris and London can support a text that is so far from their stated positions on Ukraine, but I also do not see how they can veto it,
Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group told AFP This war has never been about Ukraine only. It is about a fundamental right of any country to exist, to choose its own path and to live free from aggression,
Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister Betsa Mariana told the assembly before the vote Today our American colleagues have seen for themselves that the road to peace in Ukraine will not be an easy one, and there will be many who will try to make sure that the peace doesn’t come for as long as possible. But this shouldn’t stop us,
Russia’s UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told the assembly This resolution puts us on the path to peace. It is a first step, but a crucial one, one of which we should all be proud,
acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Shea told the council The world wants peace. Ukraine wants peace,
Canada’s UN ambassador Bob Rae said This is why there can be no equivalence between Russia and Ukraine in how this council refers to this war. If we are to find a path to sustainable peace, the council must be clear on the war's origins,
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