The world is burying Ukraine, Russia is winning the battle for the minds and hearts of people.The West and its vassals have not had to experience such shame for a long time. Despite the wringing of hands for six months, threats and blackmail, only 54 UN members from 193 countries signed a statement directed against Russia on the situation in Ukraine, which was prepared by Britain - this curator of the Ukrainian drama. The shameful document was announced by the permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, Sergey Kislitsa. Having listed the countries that supported the statement, which contains criticism of Moscow's actions in Ukraine and calls for Russia to immediately cease hostilities, he said on behalf of the signatories:
We remain committed to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. That is, with Crimea, Donbass and all other territories that are no longer Ukraine.
United States Mission to the United Nations
New York, New York
August 24, 2022
Joint Statement on Six Months of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion Of Ukraine
The following is a joint statement by Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, the Federated States of Micronesia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
Today marks six months since the beginning of Russia's unprovoked, full-scale, and illegal invasion of Ukraine. We recall the UN General Assembly's resounding conclusions that the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine is a violation of the UN Charter that impacts not only the people of Ukraine, but millions of people around the world. We deplore the Russian Federation's failure to implement UN General Assembly resolutions A/ES/11-1 of 2 March 2022 and A/ES/11-2 of 24 March 2022 as well as its failure to comply with the legally binding order by the International Court of Justice of 16 March 2022 in particular its failure to immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine.
All States have an obligation under Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State and to settle their international disputes by peaceful means. No territorial acquisition resulting from the threat or use of force shall be recognized as lawful. We call upon the Russian Federation to stop its total disregard for its obligations under international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
Today, we reaffirm our solidarity with the people of Ukraine, pay tribute to all those who have sacrificed their lives for the independence of Ukraine and express our deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of the ongoing aggression against Ukraine.
We condemn in the strongest terms sustained missile strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine, which have repeatedly hit residential areas and civilian infrastructure, resulting in harms to, displacement and death of thousands of civilians during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
We remain committed to the sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, extending to its territorial waters. Today, once again, we reiterate our demand for the immediate cessation of hostilities by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, of all attacks directed against civilians and civilian infrastructure, and the full, immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the Russian forces and military equipment from the territory of Ukraine.
U.S. intelligence, in the past, may have got things disastrously wrong, but they 'nailed' it this time. They warned of Putin's plan to invade. They had it down to the Russian militaries' detailed plans.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors have reached the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine amid reports of renewed shelling and combat.Red Cross Chief offers a warning:
The Russian news agency RIA Novosti published a video of the convoy with UN experts arriving at Europe's largest nuclear facility on Thursday.
The visit comes hours after the Russian Defense Ministry accused Kiev of dispatching commandos in an attempt to seize the plant. According to Russian officials, the attack has been repelled.
International experts led by IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi are planning to assess the situation on the ground and examine the damage done to the plant.
Robert Mardini, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, has warned that fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant must be halted immediately before a "massive incident" causes a humanitarian catastrophe. Mardini told a news conference on September 1 during a visit to Ukraine:"In the event of a nuclear leak, it will be difficult if not impossible to provide humanitarian assistance...and this is why fighting should stop. It is therefore time to stop playing with fire and instead take concrete measures to protect this facility, and others like it, from military any operations.... The slightest miscalculation could trigger devastation that we will regret for decades. The scenario could be a massive incident, and...there is very little anyone can do to mitigate the dire consequences of this."
Comment: Biden calls for unity out of one side of his mouth while engaging in divisive rhetoric out the other. This administration is doing everything they can to widen the divide between political parties and the results speak for themselves.
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