"RUSSIAN FEDERATION"

Addressing the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN on Friday, Charles Michel, President of the European Council, said, “The Kremlin is waging a hybrid war that combines the violence of weapons with the poison of lies.” UNIFEED

Noting that “there’s more liquidity in Asia than in Europe and USA combined”, the President of Timor-Leste asked the UN Secretary-General to host a “historic summit” to come up with a plan to fight poverty with the wealth from the Global South. UNIFEED

Almost seven months to the day since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN-appointed independent human rights investigators said that war crimes have indeed been committed in the conflict. UNTV CH

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said “the Kremlin and the Russian Ministry of Defense are directing plans to hold sham referenda in the Ukrainian sovereign territory in an attempt to annex those territories.” UNIFEED

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, told the Security Council that talk of a nuclear conflict in Ukraine is "totally unacceptable" and the so-called referenda in areas under Russian control would be an “annexation” that violates the UN Charter and international law. UNIFEED

Speaking to reporters before a Security Council meeting on Ukraine, Catherine Colonna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, said that crimes must not go unpunished to avoid repeating them. UNIFEED

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, said, “Putin’s behavior only goes to show that his invasion is failing.” UNIFEED

Katalin Éva Novák, President of Hungary said that the organizations set up to avoid war and preserve peace are focusing on ideological indoctrination, and she added, “This is not what is needed today. UNIFEED

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Commission, said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “doubling on a failing strategy,” and stressed that “by the threat of using nuclear weapons, he's trying to intimidate Ukraine and all countries that support Ukraine.” UNIFEED

Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova, said, “The illegal presence of the Russian military troops in the Transnistrian region infringes our neutrality and increases the security risks for our country.” UNIFEED