The President of Ukraine explained that the project will be presented to all States and that his country will also “appeal to the UN General Assembly to support an international compensation mechanism,” he said in his speech at the world plenary in a pre-recorded video
After the Russian invasion of his country, the President of Ukraine affirmed this Wednesday, September 21, before the high-level debate in the General Assembly, that a crime has been committed against his nation and that he therefore demands a just punishment for what considers “a theft of their territory”.
“The crime was committed against our state borders. The crime was committed against the life of our people. The crime was committed against the dignity of our women and men. The crime was committed against the values that make you and me a United Nations community,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned during a pre-recorded video message.
The Ukrainian president considers that the punishments should be produced “for the murders of thousands of people”, “for the torture and humiliation of women and men” and “for the catastrophic turmoil” that Russia has caused in Ukraine and worldwide.
Consequently, he presented a formula with five conditions that fit any country that suffers the same consequences as Ukraine:
- criminalize the crime
- protect life
- Restore security and territorial integrity
- Guarantee the security
- Set the resolve to fight back
- Proposal to establish a Special Court
Among the forms of punishment, he proposed sanctions, the blocking of trade and relations with Russia and the creation of a Special Court.
“We have prepared the precise steps to establish such a Court. They will be presented to all States. Ukraine will appeal to the UN General Assembly to support an international compensation mechanism. We count on your support,” he explained.
He stated that “Russia must pay for this war with its assets,” which would be a terrible punishment for Russian officials “who value money above all else.”
Regarding the protection of the lives of the Ukrainians, he considered that, if help is required with weapons or projectiles, they must be provided; if financial aid is needed, it should be given; or that, if intelligence data is needed, it has to be delivered.
“We can return the Ukrainian flag to our entire territory. We can do it with force of arms. But we need time. We try to speed it up. We try to implement the basic provisions of the UN Charter for Ukraine through negotiations », he detailed.
However, he stated that “Russia is afraid of real negotiations and does not want to fulfill any fair international obligations. She lies to everyone. As is typical of aggressors, of terrorists.”
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