UN General Assembly
2022

There are two especially concerning aspects that demand our full attention. One is related to the fact that a permanent member of the Security Council — the Russian Federation — committed the aggression. The fact that a country has decided to resolve a challenge using force — despite being a Member of an Organization founded on a commitment to preserving world peace — runs contrary to all endeavours and commitments of the civilized world to put an end to all forms of action that cause loss of human life and jeopardize the global peace. Furthermore, the demonstration of force by a geographically larger country against a geographically smaller country that is committed to fostering and sharing democratic values is a dangerous and impermissible precedent. In simple terms, everything must be done to prevent that from becoming a practice in this world we share, where there are geographically smaller and bigger countries.