Joint statement delivered by H.E. Khrystyna Hayovyshyn, Deputy Permanent Representative of Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, at the press stakeout on the ongoing war of aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine
2025/10/24
(As delivered)
I would like to read out a statement on behalf of Ukraine, Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Today, eighty years since the UN Charter entered into force, we reaffirm our commitment to the UN Charter and fundamental rules and principles of international law.
Yet today, those rules and principles are being flagrantly violated. The international community stands at a critical juncture. Our collective resolve will determine if the promises of the Charter continue to guide international relations in the years ahead. At the heart of this challenge lies Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine — one of the most blatant and dangerous assaults on the UN Charter since its adoption.
Today the Aggressor State is convening a Security Council meeting on the future of the UN. Russia lecturing the world about the future of the United Nations is nothing short of an insult to the UN Charter.
At a time when Russia convenes a discussion on multilateralism, its drones and missiles strike homes, schools, and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine. Just two days ago, Russia destroyed a kindergarten in Kharkiv — forty-eight children survived only because they were in a shelter during the attack. That same day, a Russian drone killed a young mother, her six-month-old baby, and twelve-year-old niece in their home in Kyiv region.
Russia seeks to portray itself as a champion of multilateralism, yet it persistently violates the fundamental rules and principles of the UN Charter and fails to honour its international obligations. It claims to be a defender of decolonization, while it is waging colonial war— seizing land and abducting people.
Russia calls its war against Ukraine a “liberation” or a mission to “protect the Russian-speaking population,” yet it continues to kill Ukrainians regardless of the language they speak, while bombing and erasing entire cities and towns from the face of the earth.
We call for no return to “business as usual” while Europe endures its darkest war since the founding of the United Nations; while civilians are killed, and schools, hospitals, churches, homes, and playgrounds lie in ruins; while children are abducted, and torture and sexual violence remain tools of terror and control.
We once again categorically condemn the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine — a war that represents a blatant assault on international law, and on the very idea of a rules-based order. We stand unwaveringly with Ukraine — with its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, including Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson.
We demand the Russian Federation end its senseless war, cease its bombardments and occupation, and withdraw — fully, immediately, and unconditionally — all its troops and military equipment from the territory of Ukraine. Every day of delay means more lives destroyed, more children stolen, and more crimes committed.
We will not normalize aggression. Together, we will continue to work toward a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace — one grounded in the principles of the UN Charter, enforced by accountability, and protected by credible and durable security guarantees.
Today, eighty years since the UN Charter entered into force, we reaffirm our commitment to the UN Charter and fundamental rules and principles of international law.
Yet today, those rules and principles are being flagrantly violated. The international community stands at a critical juncture. Our collective resolve will determine if the promises of the Charter continue to guide international relations in the years ahead. At the heart of this challenge lies Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine — one of the most blatant and dangerous assaults on the UN Charter since its adoption.
Today the Aggressor State is convening a Security Council meeting on the future of the UN. Russia lecturing the world about the future of the United Nations is nothing short of an insult to the UN Charter.
At a time when Russia convenes a discussion on multilateralism, its drones and missiles strike homes, schools, and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine. Just two days ago, Russia destroyed a kindergarten in Kharkiv — forty-eight children survived only because they were in a shelter during the attack. That same day, a Russian drone killed a young mother, her six-month-old baby, and twelve-year-old niece in their home in Kyiv region.
Russia seeks to portray itself as a champion of multilateralism, yet it persistently violates the fundamental rules and principles of the UN Charter and fails to honour its international obligations. It claims to be a defender of decolonization, while it is waging colonial war— seizing land and abducting people.
Russia calls its war against Ukraine a “liberation” or a mission to “protect the Russian-speaking population,” yet it continues to kill Ukrainians regardless of the language they speak, while bombing and erasing entire cities and towns from the face of the earth.
We call for no return to “business as usual” while Europe endures its darkest war since the founding of the United Nations; while civilians are killed, and schools, hospitals, churches, homes, and playgrounds lie in ruins; while children are abducted, and torture and sexual violence remain tools of terror and control.
We once again categorically condemn the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine — a war that represents a blatant assault on international law, and on the very idea of a rules-based order. We stand unwaveringly with Ukraine — with its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, including Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson.
We demand the Russian Federation end its senseless war, cease its bombardments and occupation, and withdraw — fully, immediately, and unconditionally — all its troops and military equipment from the territory of Ukraine. Every day of delay means more lives destroyed, more children stolen, and more crimes committed.
We will not normalize aggression. Together, we will continue to work toward a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace — one grounded in the principles of the UN Charter, enforced by accountability, and protected by credible and durable security guarantees.