UN General Assembly
2024

The international community **cannot stand idly by** while, nearly two months after the elections on **28 July**, the results have yet to be recognised; while we witness **brutal repression**, the killing of demonstrators, **mass arrests of opposition figures**, and the **indictment and exile of the democratic opposition’s presidential candidate**. It is our **duty** to speak out. --- **Dear friends**, In **2025**, we will celebrate the **80th anniversary of the United Nations Charter**—a Charter that enshrines principles and values which, in our time, have been **openly challenged**, even by a **permanent member of the Security Council**. But Italy has **no intention of retreating** in its defence of these principles and values—because they exist to **protect everyone**, especially those **nations with fewer means of self-defence**. As always, **the law must apply equally to all**, because that is the only way to truly defend the most vulnerable. That is why **we cannot look the other way** when it comes to **Ukraine’s right to defend its borders, its sovereignty, and its freedom**.