UN / UKRAINE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
22-Feb-2023
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The General Assembly started today an Emergency Special Session to mark one year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and discuss a peace resolution that should be voted later this week. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / UKRAINE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / RUSSIAN / NATS
DATELINE: 22 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
TRT: 06:48
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / RUSSIAN / NATS
DATELINE: 22 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
SHOTLIST
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
22 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, General Assembly
3. Wide shot, Kőrösi walks to the podium
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly:
“For a full year, the General Assembly, the Secretary-General and the international community have been consistent and vocal in our calls to end this war, and to adhere to the UN Charter and international law. But it bears repeating today: Aggression is illegal. Invading a neighbour is illegal. Annexing another country’s territory is illegal.”
5. Wide shot, General Assembly
5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stands as a grim milestone – for the people of Ukraine and for the international community. That invasion is an affront to our collective conscience. It is a violation of the United Nations Charter and international law. It is having dramatic humanitarian and human rights consequences. And the impact is being felt far beyond Ukraine.”
6. Wide shot, General Assembly
7. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The war is also fanning regional instability and fueling global tensions and divisions, while diverting attention and resources from other crises and pressing global issues. Meanwhile, we have heard implicit threats to use nuclear weapons. The so-called tactical use of nuclear weapons is utterly unacceptable. It is high time to step back from the brink.”
8. Wide shot, podium
9. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“And while prospects may look bleak today, we must all work knowing that genuine, lasting peace must be based on the UN Charter and international law. The longer the fighting continues, the more difficult this work will be. We don’t have a moment to lose.”
10. Wide shot, General Assembly
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine:
“Ladies and gentlemen, never in recent history has the line between good and evil been so clear. One country, merely wants to leave in peace. And I represent that country. The other wants to kill and destroy, and it has its representatives too. There is no other country in the world that wants peace as much as Ukraine does. We never wanted war. We never planned to attack anyone. Our troops do not stand in anyone else’s land.”
12. Close up, representatives from Russia
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine:
“Is there anyone in this room that is ready to give away one square meter of its territory to a blood thirsty neighbor? We all know the answer. There is none. And Ukraine is one of you. The world will drown in chaos if we allow changing borders by force under the disguise of political expediency or sympathy towards the aggressor. With the support of the world, Ukraine can restore its territorial integrity and respect for the UN Charter, and it will.”
14. Wide shot, General Assembly
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Valentin Rybakov, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Belarus:
“We think that lying in the course of negotiations of a peaceful resolution, especially at such a level, is completely unacceptable and we are convinced that the General Assembly is to condemn the irresponsible acts of those politicians that played a specific role in creating the preconditions for the current conflict.”
16. Wide shot, Member States
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russia:
“Since that, many of you have better understood the reasons for what happened and is happening now and it has become much more difficult for the western camp to mobilize Members States of the UN in support of their crusade against Russia, and this is also shown in the emptied out draft resolution that we have, which nonetheless remains anti-Russia and harmful and I will revert to this topic later. It’s just that the chance of getting support to something more substantive, given that Member States are much better informed now, are far, far fewer, and our opponents what they need, far and foremost now, is number and voices.”
18. Wide shot, General Assembly
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission:
“The first obvious step for peace is for Russia to stop its attack. It must end all hostilities and withdraw its forces and military equipment from Ukrainian soil. And it must do it immediately, completely, and unconditionally. And until then, the European Union will continue to give Ukraine the support it needs to defend its population, it’s also in accordance to the United Nations’ Charter.”
20. Med shot, podium
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States of America:
“Colleagues, this vote will go down in history. On the one-year anniversary of this conflict, we will see where the nations of the world stand on the matter of peace in Ukraine. Earlier this week, President Biden visited Ukraine. And he made it clear where the United States stands. He stood shoulder-to-shoulder with President Zelenskyy to remind the world that, one year later, Kyiv still stands. Ukraine still stands. And America still stands with Ukraine.”
22. Wide shot, General Assembly
23. Wide shot, Kuleba walks to stakeout
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine:
“What has become more obvious in these last 12 months, is that this war is not only about Ukraine itself, it’s about a very fundamental thing: it’s about the principal of territorial integrity enshrined in the United Nations’ Charter. It is the war against impunity.”
25. Wide shot, walks away from the stakeout
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
22 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, General Assembly
3. Wide shot, Kőrösi walks to the podium
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly:
“For a full year, the General Assembly, the Secretary-General and the international community have been consistent and vocal in our calls to end this war, and to adhere to the UN Charter and international law. But it bears repeating today: Aggression is illegal. Invading a neighbour is illegal. Annexing another country’s territory is illegal.”
5. Wide shot, General Assembly
5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stands as a grim milestone – for the people of Ukraine and for the international community. That invasion is an affront to our collective conscience. It is a violation of the United Nations Charter and international law. It is having dramatic humanitarian and human rights consequences. And the impact is being felt far beyond Ukraine.”
6. Wide shot, General Assembly
7. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The war is also fanning regional instability and fueling global tensions and divisions, while diverting attention and resources from other crises and pressing global issues. Meanwhile, we have heard implicit threats to use nuclear weapons. The so-called tactical use of nuclear weapons is utterly unacceptable. It is high time to step back from the brink.”
8. Wide shot, podium
9. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“And while prospects may look bleak today, we must all work knowing that genuine, lasting peace must be based on the UN Charter and international law. The longer the fighting continues, the more difficult this work will be. We don’t have a moment to lose.”
10. Wide shot, General Assembly
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine:
“Ladies and gentlemen, never in recent history has the line between good and evil been so clear. One country, merely wants to leave in peace. And I represent that country. The other wants to kill and destroy, and it has its representatives too. There is no other country in the world that wants peace as much as Ukraine does. We never wanted war. We never planned to attack anyone. Our troops do not stand in anyone else’s land.”
12. Close up, representatives from Russia
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine:
“Is there anyone in this room that is ready to give away one square meter of its territory to a blood thirsty neighbor? We all know the answer. There is none. And Ukraine is one of you. The world will drown in chaos if we allow changing borders by force under the disguise of political expediency or sympathy towards the aggressor. With the support of the world, Ukraine can restore its territorial integrity and respect for the UN Charter, and it will.”
14. Wide shot, General Assembly
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Valentin Rybakov, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Belarus:
“We think that lying in the course of negotiations of a peaceful resolution, especially at such a level, is completely unacceptable and we are convinced that the General Assembly is to condemn the irresponsible acts of those politicians that played a specific role in creating the preconditions for the current conflict.”
16. Wide shot, Member States
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russia:
“Since that, many of you have better understood the reasons for what happened and is happening now and it has become much more difficult for the western camp to mobilize Members States of the UN in support of their crusade against Russia, and this is also shown in the emptied out draft resolution that we have, which nonetheless remains anti-Russia and harmful and I will revert to this topic later. It’s just that the chance of getting support to something more substantive, given that Member States are much better informed now, are far, far fewer, and our opponents what they need, far and foremost now, is number and voices.”
18. Wide shot, General Assembly
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission:
“The first obvious step for peace is for Russia to stop its attack. It must end all hostilities and withdraw its forces and military equipment from Ukrainian soil. And it must do it immediately, completely, and unconditionally. And until then, the European Union will continue to give Ukraine the support it needs to defend its population, it’s also in accordance to the United Nations’ Charter.”
20. Med shot, podium
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States of America:
“Colleagues, this vote will go down in history. On the one-year anniversary of this conflict, we will see where the nations of the world stand on the matter of peace in Ukraine. Earlier this week, President Biden visited Ukraine. And he made it clear where the United States stands. He stood shoulder-to-shoulder with President Zelenskyy to remind the world that, one year later, Kyiv still stands. Ukraine still stands. And America still stands with Ukraine.”
22. Wide shot, General Assembly
23. Wide shot, Kuleba walks to stakeout
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ukraine:
“What has become more obvious in these last 12 months, is that this war is not only about Ukraine itself, it’s about a very fundamental thing: it’s about the principal of territorial integrity enshrined in the United Nations’ Charter. It is the war against impunity.”
25. Wide shot, walks away from the stakeout
STORYLINE
The General Assembly started today an Emergency Special Session to mark one year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and discuss a peace resolution that should be voted later this week.
Opening the meeting, the President of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, said that “for a full year, the General Assembly, the Secretary-General and the international community have been consistent and vocal in our calls to end this war, and to adhere to the UN Charter and international law.”
But, Kőrösi added, “it bears repeating today: Aggression is illegal. Invading a neighbour is illegal. Annexing another country’s territory is illegal.”
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said that the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “stands as a grim milestone – for the people of Ukraine and for the international community.”
For the UN chief, “that invasion is an affront to our collective conscience” and “a violation of the United Nations Charter and international law.”
Guterres also noted that the conflict “is having dramatic humanitarian and human rights consequences. And the impact is being felt far beyond Ukraine.”
The Secretary-General added, “The war is also fanning regional instability and fueling global tensions and divisions, while diverting attention and resources from other crises and pressing global issues. Meanwhile, we have heard implicit threats to use nuclear weapons. The so-called tactical use of nuclear weapons is utterly unacceptable. It is high time to step back from the brink.”
Guterres also said that “while prospects may look bleak today, we must all work knowing that genuine, lasting peace must be based on the UN Charter and international law.”
“The longer the fighting continues, the more difficult this work will be. We don’t have a moment to lose,” concluded the UN chief.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, told Member States that “never in recent history has the line between good and evil been so clear.”
According to him, “one country, merely wants to leave in peace” and the other “wants to kill and destroy.”
Kuleba added, “There is no other country in the world that wants peace as much as Ukraine does. We never wanted war. We never planned to attack anyone. Our troops do not stand in anyone else’s land.”
The Ukrainian minister asked, “Is there anyone in this room that is ready to give away one square meter of its territory to a blood thirsty neighbor? We all know the answer. There is none. And Ukraine is one of you.”
Kuleba said that “the world will drown in chaos if we allow changing borders by force under the disguise of political expediency or sympathy towards the aggressor”, but that “with the support of the world, Ukraine can restore its territorial integrity and respect for the UN Charter, and it will.”
Valentin Rybakov, the Permanent Representative to the United Nations of Belarus, introduced some amends to the resolution that is being discussed and should be voted in the next couple of days.
Rybakov said, “We think that lying in the course of negotiations of a peaceful resolution, especially at such a level, is completely unacceptable and we are convinced that the General Assembly is to condemn the irresponsible acts of those politicians that played a specific role in creating the preconditions for the current conflict.”
Vasily Nebenzya, the Permanent Representative from Russia, remembered a resolution that the General Assembly approved last year, but noted that “since that, many of you have better understood the reasons for what happened and is happening now and it has become much more difficult for the western camp to mobilize Members States of the UN in support of their crusade against Russia”.
According to Nebenzya, “this is also shown in the emptied out draft resolution that we have, which nonetheless remains anti-Russia and harmful”.
The Permanent Representative said that “the chance of getting support to something more substantive, given that Members States are much better informed now, are far, far fewer, and our opponents what they need, far and foremost now, is number and voices.”
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell Fontelles, told Member States that “the first obvious step for peace is for Russia to stop its attack.”
According to Fontelles, Russia “must end all hostilities and withdraw its forces and military equipment from Ukrainian soil” and “must do it immediately, completely and unconditionally.”
Until then, he added, “the European Union will continue to give Ukraine the support it needs to defend its population”.
Representing the United States, Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that “this vote will go down in history.”
Thomas-Greenfield explained, “On the one-year anniversary of this conflict, we will see where the nations of the world stand on the matter of peace in Ukraine.”
The ambassador remembered how, earlier this week, President Biden visited Ukraine and “made it clear where the United States stands.”
“He stood shoulder-to-shoulder with President Zelenskyy to remind the world that, one year later, Kyiv still stands. Ukraine still stands. And America still stands with Ukraine,” said the Permanent Representative.
Before the session, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister told journalists at the stakeout that “what has become more obvious in these last 12 months, is that this war is not only about Ukraine itself, it’s about a very fundamental thing: it’s about the principal of territorial integrity enshrined in the United Nations’ Charter.
For Kuleba, it is also “the war against impunity.”
Opening the meeting, the President of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, said that “for a full year, the General Assembly, the Secretary-General and the international community have been consistent and vocal in our calls to end this war, and to adhere to the UN Charter and international law.”
But, Kőrösi added, “it bears repeating today: Aggression is illegal. Invading a neighbour is illegal. Annexing another country’s territory is illegal.”
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said that the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “stands as a grim milestone – for the people of Ukraine and for the international community.”
For the UN chief, “that invasion is an affront to our collective conscience” and “a violation of the United Nations Charter and international law.”
Guterres also noted that the conflict “is having dramatic humanitarian and human rights consequences. And the impact is being felt far beyond Ukraine.”
The Secretary-General added, “The war is also fanning regional instability and fueling global tensions and divisions, while diverting attention and resources from other crises and pressing global issues. Meanwhile, we have heard implicit threats to use nuclear weapons. The so-called tactical use of nuclear weapons is utterly unacceptable. It is high time to step back from the brink.”
Guterres also said that “while prospects may look bleak today, we must all work knowing that genuine, lasting peace must be based on the UN Charter and international law.”
“The longer the fighting continues, the more difficult this work will be. We don’t have a moment to lose,” concluded the UN chief.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, told Member States that “never in recent history has the line between good and evil been so clear.”
According to him, “one country, merely wants to leave in peace” and the other “wants to kill and destroy.”
Kuleba added, “There is no other country in the world that wants peace as much as Ukraine does. We never wanted war. We never planned to attack anyone. Our troops do not stand in anyone else’s land.”
The Ukrainian minister asked, “Is there anyone in this room that is ready to give away one square meter of its territory to a blood thirsty neighbor? We all know the answer. There is none. And Ukraine is one of you.”
Kuleba said that “the world will drown in chaos if we allow changing borders by force under the disguise of political expediency or sympathy towards the aggressor”, but that “with the support of the world, Ukraine can restore its territorial integrity and respect for the UN Charter, and it will.”
Valentin Rybakov, the Permanent Representative to the United Nations of Belarus, introduced some amends to the resolution that is being discussed and should be voted in the next couple of days.
Rybakov said, “We think that lying in the course of negotiations of a peaceful resolution, especially at such a level, is completely unacceptable and we are convinced that the General Assembly is to condemn the irresponsible acts of those politicians that played a specific role in creating the preconditions for the current conflict.”
Vasily Nebenzya, the Permanent Representative from Russia, remembered a resolution that the General Assembly approved last year, but noted that “since that, many of you have better understood the reasons for what happened and is happening now and it has become much more difficult for the western camp to mobilize Members States of the UN in support of their crusade against Russia”.
According to Nebenzya, “this is also shown in the emptied out draft resolution that we have, which nonetheless remains anti-Russia and harmful”.
The Permanent Representative said that “the chance of getting support to something more substantive, given that Members States are much better informed now, are far, far fewer, and our opponents what they need, far and foremost now, is number and voices.”
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell Fontelles, told Member States that “the first obvious step for peace is for Russia to stop its attack.”
According to Fontelles, Russia “must end all hostilities and withdraw its forces and military equipment from Ukrainian soil” and “must do it immediately, completely and unconditionally.”
Until then, he added, “the European Union will continue to give Ukraine the support it needs to defend its population”.
Representing the United States, Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that “this vote will go down in history.”
Thomas-Greenfield explained, “On the one-year anniversary of this conflict, we will see where the nations of the world stand on the matter of peace in Ukraine.”
The ambassador remembered how, earlier this week, President Biden visited Ukraine and “made it clear where the United States stands.”
“He stood shoulder-to-shoulder with President Zelenskyy to remind the world that, one year later, Kyiv still stands. Ukraine still stands. And America still stands with Ukraine,” said the Permanent Representative.
Before the session, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister told journalists at the stakeout that “what has become more obvious in these last 12 months, is that this war is not only about Ukraine itself, it’s about a very fundamental thing: it’s about the principal of territorial integrity enshrined in the United Nations’ Charter.
For Kuleba, it is also “the war against impunity.”
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