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UN Security Council - a formality? Here's a brief summary of events that unfolded after President Putin recognized the independence of the LPR / DPR last night
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22.02.2022
Putin recognizes independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, Russian troops enter Eastern Ukraine
Putin recognized independence of LNR/DNR
Today, on February 22, a meeting of the UN Security Council is held in New York amid the extraordinary development of the Ukrainian crisis. Late on the evening of February 21,
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s recognition of the independence of the self-proclaimed LPR and DPR in Eastern Ukraine.
By two o’clock in the morning, Russian troops have already entered the territories of both regions
Meeting of the UN Security Council is a formality, since Russia, as a permanent member of the security council, has the veto right.
Experts warn that the meeting of the UN Security Council is unlikely to have any practical consequences. Most likely, the Security Council will not even be able to adopt a resolution, since Russia has the right to veto it.
In February 2022, Russia acts as the chairman of the Security Council, and its representative will lead this emergency meeting.
Here are the main statements of the UN representatives:
- The UN Deputy Secretary-General warned of the risk of a large-scale conflict in Ukraine.
- The US permanent representative to the UN said that “Putin tore the Minsk agreements to shreds, and there is speculation that he will stop there”.
- The British Permanent Representative to the UN warned of serious economic consequences for Russia. She called to condemn the aggression against a sovereign state and protect the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
- The Permanent Representative of China called for continued dialogue to resolve the crisis peacefully.
- The Permanent Representative of Ukraine called on Russia to withdraw the recognition of the DPR and LPR and return to the negotiating table,
- “We are still open to diplomacy, to a diplomatic solution, but we no longer intend to allow a new bloody massacre in the Donbas,” said Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN.
West will not provide military support for Ukraine, but there will be sanctions against Russia
The White House has reiterated that the US has no plans to send troops to Ukraine.
By the time this article was published, Washington had released a
list of sanctions against the DNR and LNR. Among them, is a prohibition on any financial and other relations with these republics, as well as a ban on flights, issuance of visas to residents, etc.
The first comments in Ukrainian and international media and social media about this are ironic – there have never been any significant American investments or contacts with these territories.
The White House said in a statement that these sanctions were adopted separately from the general reponse sanctions’ package of the Western countries. What else will be included in it is still unknown.
Sanctions against Russia have been announced by several Western countries, including the UK, Canada and Japan.
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- to our throat. They expect to realize these plans. We will never allow this.
- Kyiv wants a blitzkrieg, genocide in the Donbas.
- Russia has every right to take retaliatory measures to ensure its own security.
- [I order to] immediately recognize the independence of the DNR and LNR.
By two o’clock in the morning, Russian military formations had already entered the DPR and LPR “to maintain peace”.
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