【Text/Observer Network Zhou Yibo】
In the early morning of February 24, local time, Russian President Putin announced military action against the Donbass region of Ukraine, and just a few minutes ago, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Guterres was still shouting putin "don't send troops."
At the same time, the UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting on the situation in Russia and Ukraine. Diplomats revealed that the Security Council is preparing a draft resolution that will declare that Russia's recognition of the independence of the "Wudong region" violates the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the Security Council's resolution on Ukraine, and urges Russia to immediately re-comply with these contents.
Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations, Sergei Kislizia, said on the spot that "most of the content is useless" in the statement to be submitted to the Security Council tonight, and called out to the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, "Your president has declared a war against Ukraine."
UN Secretary-General António Guterres screenshots on social media
According to the Washington Post, putin announced that ukraine's Donbass region is carrying out "special military operations", the United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting, and various member states are also urging Russia to change its approach and stop "confrontational actions" in the Eastern Ukraine region.
"If (Russia) is really preparing for (military) action, I have only one heartfelt word to say: President Putin, please stop your army from attacking Ukraine." U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council, "Please give peace a chance, too many people have died for it." ”
In response, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebendja told Guterres at the time that "the occupation of Ukraine is not within our plans" and that "Ukraine itself is the root cause of today's crisis."
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebendja Screenshots on social media
Earlier, Putin signed a presidential decree recognizing the "Donetsk People's Republic" and the "Luhansk People's Republic" on the 21st, and signed the treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between Russia and the "Donetsk People's Republic" and the "Luhansk People's Republic", and openly declared that it recognized the "Donetsk People's Republic" and "Luhansk People's Republic" called by the people's armed forces in Eastern Ukraine as independent countries.
Subsequently, Putin issued a presidential decree directing Russian armed forces to enter the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine to maintain local peace.
On the same day, the United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on the situation in Ukraine, and some Western countries, represented by the United States, protested against Russia's above-mentioned behavior.
According to reports, on the 23rd local time, diplomats from dozens of countries spoke at the Security Council condemning Russia's actions against the Wudong region and calling for a diplomatic solution.
An anonymous diplomat was also quoted as saying that the Security Council was preparing a draft resolution that would declare Russia's recognition of independence in the "Eastern Region" in violation of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the Security Council's 2015 resolution on Ukraine, and urged Russia to immediately re-comply with these elements.
However, even though a number of Western countries have announced sanctions against Russia, the UNITED Nations General Assembly has not taken any collective action against Russia.
Putin signs the presidential decree Source: TASS
Sief Herman, the white house bureau chief of voicing America, revealed on social media that after Putin announced the military action, Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations, Sergei Kislizia, said on the spot that "most of the content" in the statement prepared to be submitted to the Security Council tonight is no longer useful.
"Russia should relinquish its presidency of the UN Security Council and hand over that role to a legitimate member state." Kislizia called out to the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, "Your president has declared a war against Ukraine" and "you have started a war, and this body (the Security Council) has a responsibility to stop the war."
"It's not a war." Nebenja responded, "This is a 'special military operation' in the Donbass region."
In accordance with the relevant rules, the presidency of the Council rotates on a monthly basis by the members of the Council in alphabetical order of their names, and this month it happens that Russia is the presidency of the Council.
"This was the saddest moment of my tenure as Secretary-General of the United Nations." Gurest said, "President Putin, for humanitarian reasons, withdraw your troops to Russia." ”
"Instead of waging the worst war of the century, it is difficult to predict how many people will die, be displaced, and lose hope for the future. This war is pointless and violates the principles of the [United Nations] Charter. ”
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