Thank you, dear friend
@EspenBarthEide
. I appreciate your principled stance and Norway’s leadership in supporting Ukraine. There must be no impunity. Justice for this and other Russian crimes must be inevitable.
@EspenBarthEide
. I appreciate your principled stance and Norway’s leadership in supporting Ukraine. There must be no impunity. Justice for this and other Russian crimes must be inevitable.
Grateful for your strong and right words,
@MariaStenergard
. We must put an end to Russian terror. And this can only be achieved through strength. Increasing pressure on Moscow. Enhancing Ukraine’s defense capabilities. I am grateful to Sweden for doing exactly that.
@MariaStenergard
. We must put an end to Russian terror. And this can only be achieved through strength. Increasing pressure on Moscow. Enhancing Ukraine’s defense capabilities. I am grateful to Sweden for doing exactly that.
Thank you,
@elinavaltonen
. You are right: instead of reciprocating Ukraine’s steps toward peace, Russia keeps bombing civilians. Russian murders will only stop when we stop them. By strengthening Ukraine’s defense, defunding Russian war machine, and ensuring accountability.
@elinavaltonen
. You are right: instead of reciprocating Ukraine’s steps toward peace, Russia keeps bombing civilians. Russian murders will only stop when we stop them. By strengthening Ukraine’s defense, defunding Russian war machine, and ensuring accountability.
I appreciate your clarity and steadfast support,
@thorgkatrin
. Russia’s brutality must be met with strength and accountability for all its horrific crimes. I am confident that we can achieve both with allies like you.
@thorgkatrin
. Russia’s brutality must be met with strength and accountability for all its horrific crimes. I am confident that we can achieve both with allies like you.
Grateful for your principled stance and Czechia’s strong support, dear
@JanLipavsky
. There is no better word. We are dealing with murderers. And they must be stopped and held accountable. I am confident we can achieve this together with allies like you.
@JanLipavsky
. There is no better word. We are dealing with murderers. And they must be stopped and held accountable. I am confident we can achieve this together with allies like you.
Thank you, dear
@jmalbares
, for consistently standing with Ukraine in words and actions. We need European unity and strength to counter Russian terror. And I am confident that we have you and Spain on our side.
@jmalbares
, for consistently standing with Ukraine in words and actions. We need European unity and strength to counter Russian terror. And I am confident that we have you and Spain on our side.
You are right,
@SimonHarrisTD
, these Russian atrocities are opposite to peace efforts. They show that Russia does not seek peace—it wants to continue the war. And it must be stopped and held accountable. I am grateful to Ireland for its contribution and support for Ukraine.
@SimonHarrisTD
, these Russian atrocities are opposite to peace efforts. They show that Russia does not seek peace—it wants to continue the war. And it must be stopped and held accountable. I am grateful to Ireland for its contribution and support for Ukraine.
Thank you, dear
@prevotmaxime
, for your genuine solidarity. You are absolutely right, this is a war crime and it cannot be normalised. This terror must be stopped, its perpetrators held accountable. We value our partnership with Belgium on the path to a fair peace and justice.
@prevotmaxime
, for your genuine solidarity. You are absolutely right, this is a war crime and it cannot be normalised. This terror must be stopped, its perpetrators held accountable. We value our partnership with Belgium on the path to a fair peace and justice.
I appreciate your statement of solidarity and support,
@tfajon
. This brutal strike once again shows Russia’s disregard for any peace efforts. We need to respond with European unity and strength in the face of this terror—increase support for Ukraine, and pressure on Russia
@tfajon
. This brutal strike once again shows Russia’s disregard for any peace efforts. We need to respond with European unity and strength in the face of this terror—increase support for Ukraine, and pressure on Russia
Following yesterday’s horrific Russian attack on Sumy, I addressed the EU Foreign Affairs Council online upon
@kajakallas
invitation.
This weekend was Passover and Palm Sunday, and now the Holy Week begins. This should have been a time for peace, but Putin made it a time of terror.
Russia wants to continue the war and responds to peace efforts by Ukraine and partners with more brutal strikes against civilians.
I thanked the EU and its member states for their strong solidarity with Ukraine in the wake of both brutal Russian strikes on Sumy and Kryvyi Rih.
I proposed European governments and local municipalities to provide additional practical support to both Ukrainian cities.
I stressed the urgent need to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities, primarily in air defense, scale up investment in the Ukrainian defense industry, and increase sanctions pressure on Russia.
I also underscored that it is time to move forward with opening negotiation clusters and advancing Ukraine’s EU accession.
@kajakallas
invitation.
This weekend was Passover and Palm Sunday, and now the Holy Week begins. This should have been a time for peace, but Putin made it a time of terror.
Russia wants to continue the war and responds to peace efforts by Ukraine and partners with more brutal strikes against civilians.
I thanked the EU and its member states for their strong solidarity with Ukraine in the wake of both brutal Russian strikes on Sumy and Kryvyi Rih.
I proposed European governments and local municipalities to provide additional practical support to both Ukrainian cities.
I stressed the urgent need to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities, primarily in air defense, scale up investment in the Ukrainian defense industry, and increase sanctions pressure on Russia.
I also underscored that it is time to move forward with opening negotiation clusters and advancing Ukraine’s EU accession.
Thank you for your statement, dear
@Antonio_Tajani
. I am grateful to Italy and you personally for the solidarity and lasting support for Ukraine. This is about our shared principles and determination to achieve a fair peace.
@Antonio_Tajani
. I am grateful to Italy and you personally for the solidarity and lasting support for Ukraine. This is about our shared principles and determination to achieve a fair peace.
Grateful to Germany and personally
@ABaerbock
for your unwavering and consistent support. This is indeed a clear demonstration that Russia remains the only source of this war. We must put an end to this terror through strengthening Ukraine and increasing pressure on Moscow.
@ABaerbock
for your unwavering and consistent support. This is indeed a clear demonstration that Russia remains the only source of this war. We must put an end to this terror through strengthening Ukraine and increasing pressure on Moscow.
Thank you for your firm stance on Russian attacks against Sumy and Kryvyi Rih,
@sikorskiradek
. Indeed, Russia's only response to Ukraine's unconditional agreement to a full ceasefire has been to escalate terror against civilians. We are thankful for Poland's ironclad support.
@sikorskiradek
. Indeed, Russia's only response to Ukraine's unconditional agreement to a full ceasefire has been to escalate terror against civilians. We are thankful for Poland's ironclad support.
I am grateful to the UNESCO Executive Board and the 50 member states that supported Ukraine's initiative to establish the International Day of Engagement in Science for Sustainable Development.
This new international day will be observed annually on November 27th, the day that Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences was founded in 1918. It is also the birthday of its founder, Borys Paton, a prominent Ukrainian scientist.
This day will promote science and encourage youth worldwide to participate in scientific research. In our view, both aims are critical for sustainable development.
Even during wartime, Ukraine thinks about the future, because we are defending not only our right to exist, but also a better future for our children and the entire international community.
This new international day will be observed annually on November 27th, the day that Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences was founded in 1918. It is also the birthday of its founder, Borys Paton, a prominent Ukrainian scientist.
This day will promote science and encourage youth worldwide to participate in scientific research. In our view, both aims are critical for sustainable development.
Even during wartime, Ukraine thinks about the future, because we are defending not only our right to exist, but also a better future for our children and the entire international community.
The Helsinki Final Act will mark its 50th anniversary this year. This document, which is fundamental to European security architecture, begins with a statement of ten principles.
A closer look reveals that Russia violated every single one of them.
1. Equality, sovereignty, freedom, political independence, and territorial integrity of states. Russia violated all of these when it attacked Ukraine.
2. Pledge not to threaten or use force against any state's territorial integrity or political independence. Russia violated this by invading Ukraine.
3. Borders cannot be violated. Destroyed by Russia.
4. States' territorial integrity must be preserved. Violated by Russia.
5. Peaceful settlement of disputes. Instead, Russia chose war as its primary tool.
6. Non-intervention in internal affairs. Ignored by Russia, which seeks to destabilize not only Ukraine but other countries.
7. Human rights and fundamental freedoms. Brutally violated by Russia in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories: from arbitrary murder and detention to the forcible transfer of children and the systemic execution of Ukrainian POWs.
8. Equal rights and self-determination of peoples. Russia has violated this by attempting to erase the national identities of Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars, and other national groups.
9. Cooperation in accordance with the principles and purposes of the UN Charter. Russia has replaced this with coercion, bullying, terror, and aggression.
10. The fulfillment of the obligations under international law. Needless to say, international law is a meaningless concept for Russia.
Having violated all ten fundamental principles of the Helsinki Final Act, Russia has no place in the OSCE and no right to talk about any of its “legitimate security concerns.”
The European security architecture must be updated with the understanding that Russia poses and will continue to pose an immediate and existential threat to Europe's security.
These violations also show that the current international system is both dysfunctional and unfair. International law must be a law, not a declaration. With effective enforcement mechanisms.
In this regard, we require a broader reform of international humanitarian and criminal law—a reform of Geneva Convention enforcement tools and other measures to improve the international system's effectiveness.
A closer look reveals that Russia violated every single one of them.
1. Equality, sovereignty, freedom, political independence, and territorial integrity of states. Russia violated all of these when it attacked Ukraine.
2. Pledge not to threaten or use force against any state's territorial integrity or political independence. Russia violated this by invading Ukraine.
3. Borders cannot be violated. Destroyed by Russia.
4. States' territorial integrity must be preserved. Violated by Russia.
5. Peaceful settlement of disputes. Instead, Russia chose war as its primary tool.
6. Non-intervention in internal affairs. Ignored by Russia, which seeks to destabilize not only Ukraine but other countries.
7. Human rights and fundamental freedoms. Brutally violated by Russia in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories: from arbitrary murder and detention to the forcible transfer of children and the systemic execution of Ukrainian POWs.
8. Equal rights and self-determination of peoples. Russia has violated this by attempting to erase the national identities of Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars, and other national groups.
9. Cooperation in accordance with the principles and purposes of the UN Charter. Russia has replaced this with coercion, bullying, terror, and aggression.
10. The fulfillment of the obligations under international law. Needless to say, international law is a meaningless concept for Russia.
Having violated all ten fundamental principles of the Helsinki Final Act, Russia has no place in the OSCE and no right to talk about any of its “legitimate security concerns.”
The European security architecture must be updated with the understanding that Russia poses and will continue to pose an immediate and existential threat to Europe's security.
These violations also show that the current international system is both dysfunctional and unfair. International law must be a law, not a declaration. With effective enforcement mechanisms.
In this regard, we require a broader reform of international humanitarian and criminal law—a reform of Geneva Convention enforcement tools and other measures to improve the international system's effectiveness.