Volodomir Zelenski (President of Ukraine) has criticized the international community for not being able to stop the Russian-led war on Tuesday. Where is the security and peace that the United Nations claims it will defend?
“What is the purpose? Keep the peace and try to defend it, but the United Nations Charter is already violated from Article I, so what is the point of the rest?” Zelensky asked before the Security Council, which could be dissolved “ if they can’t do anything but talk.”
“The Security Council exists but where is the peace and guarantee that the United Nations can offer?””, insisted the Ukrainian president, who made a new proposal To deal with aggressions, it is important to reform the organization systemAs the one who was killed in his country.
“If we keep going like this, My country can only rely on its weapons and not of International Law, they could simply close their doors, if not, act, the United Nations Charter has to be activated again, so that the veto does not become a right to death”, he emphasized.
“The world could’ve been different. Perhaps we wouldn’t see a war in our country.”The Ukrainian president has speculated and began his speech recalling how “the entire world has seen” the actions of Russia in Bucha.
He said that some crimes have been committed in as many as a dozen cities since Russia started the war 41 days ago. “The geography changes, but the cruelty is the same”He said.
“This is similar to other terrorist groups.as an Islamic State, but here we are talking about a member of the UN Security Council, which is destroying an independent and free country”, asserted a Zelensky, who throughout his speech has insisted on a reform of the institution to prevent Russia can appeal to its “right to die” to avoid being punished.
Zelenski stated that Moscow’s February 24 aggression is also putting at threat Stability of other countries around the globebecause it puts at risk the food security Ukraine provides to many places in Africa and Asia.
“They leave countries in ruins and full of cemeteries”Zelenski accused them, but he assured him that what they’re doing in Ukraine is something they’ve done in other countries with their “systems to propaganda and military aggressiveness.”
“These are the most horrendous crimes since World War II,” declared the Ukrainian president. He has requested the military and those who give orders to be removed from the country. “a Nuremberg-like trial”.
Zelensky called on the United Nations to be more determined in bringing those responsible for aggression against his country to trial, but warned that accountability is not possible.“It won’t be possible if the largest criminal is punished.”.