RUSSIAN / UKRAINIAN WAR UPDATE
Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky had stated that Russia will be forced to think about peace.
Speaking in English to the 193-nation United Nations General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a pre-recorded message to a standing ovation, with the exception of the Russian delegation and a handful of other countries, in the Hall filled with world leaders and his own wife, first lady Olena Zelenska.
Zelenskyy was unable to travel to U.N. Headquarters in New York City because of the escalation in attacks by Russia. Just hours earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a large mobilization of Russian forces for the attacks against Ukraine, and began preparations for a referendum to formalize its occupation of parts of Ukraine. The referendum is considered a sham by the U.S. and European Union.
This is were we will begin the full briefings of Undaunted tonight, Star smart is here as always, Good evening Star. Ukrainian President outlined peace formula that punishes aggression, restores security. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-seventh session.
21 September 2022 UN Affairs
Russia must be punished for its “illegal war” against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday – part of a “peace formula” that also calls for greater civilian protection and defense support. “The crime was committed against our State borders. The crime was committed against the lives 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 community of the United Nations.” This is the same situation with our Story, great injustice has been done on us and yet LRC says to the international community that it's mere communial crises.
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Heads of State and Government are once again back in New York for their annual debate. Few weeks back, UN Member States met to vote on allowing Mr. Zelenskyy to deliver his speech via video instead of in-person. Speaking in English, the President outlined a peace formula that punishes aggression, protects life, restores security and territorial integrity, guarantees security, and highlights the importance of determination.
- stressed that it does not include neutrality.
“Those who speak of neutrality, when human values and peace are under attack, mean something else,” he said. “They sympathize only for protocol. And that is why they pretend to protect someone, but in reality, they protect only their vested interests.”
Special tribunal and sanctions
President Zelenskyy said not only can the peace formula work for Ukraine, “but for anyone who may find themselves in similar circumstances as we did.”
Punishment for the crime of aggression includes implementing sanctions, such as trade and travel bans.
“A Special Tribunal should be created to punish Russia for the crime of aggression against our State. This will become a signal to all ‘would-be’ aggressors, that they must value peace or be brought to responsibility by the world,” he said.
But when you bring it back home , we are not saying that LRC should be punished for the injustices metted on southern Cameroons-Ambazonians, we are saying come to the negotiation table and let's dialogue , let's discuss and have a way forward.
According to Zelensky “We have prepared precise steps to establish such a Tribunal. They will be presented to all States. Ukraine will appeal to the UN General Assembly to support an international compensation mechanism.”
