UN General Assembly
1967

41. The draft convention proposed by the Soviet delegation fully meets this requirement. In order finally to prohibit the use of nuclear weapons, there must, of course, in the first place be the will to do so on the part of the nuclear States and all other States. The peoples of the world also expect from us a solution of this important question of our day. 42. The history of the first half of the twentieth century has taught mankind to follow closely developments on the continent of Europe, where two world wars have originated. 43. The peoples of the Soviet Union, including the Ukrainian people, suffered great losses in the Second World War; we paid a high price for our victory over the Hitlerite hordes. Our vital interest in the maintenance of European security is therefore fully understandable. The decisive factors in this respect are to ensure the stability of the existing frontiers in Europe and to prevent the revanchist forces from acquiring nuclear weapons.