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2023年7月26日
 
谢谢您，主席女士。谢谢您，助理秘书长希阿里（Khiari），感谢您所做的令人警醒的通报。
 
今天上午早些时候，俄罗斯浪费安理会的时间，又一次召开装模做样的会议。这个会具有残酷的讽刺意味，因为就在本周，俄罗斯军队用俄罗斯定向导弹摧毁了敖德萨（Odesa）具有历史意义的主显圣容大教堂（Transfiguration Cathedral）。
 
据联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）的统计，自普京总统发动对乌克兰的全面入侵以来，大约有 270 处文化场所遭到破坏。乌克兰文化遗产的损失是惊人的，这种行径是十分可耻的。对具有历史意义的主显圣容大教堂的袭击只是俄罗斯本周在敖德萨地区发动的诸多袭击之一。
 
克里姆林宫的野蛮攻势是无情的。乌克兰人民正在付出沉重的代价。在俄罗斯7月19日发动袭击后，敖德萨市政府报告有1人死亡，8人受伤。上周六，俄罗斯对敖德萨的袭击造成1人死亡，22人受伤。我的心与死伤者的家属在一起，与被俄罗斯导弹和无人机击中的社区在一起，与遭受了如此沉重的无谓苦难和暴力的孩子们在一起。
 
我们当然都知道，俄罗斯的袭击造成全球性的后果。它们是对世界粮食供应的攻击，是对所有面临饥饿、营养不良和饥荒的人们的攻击，尤其是在世界上最无力承受这种情况的地区。
 
过去一周，俄罗斯军队轰炸了敖德萨和其他港口城市。一次袭击摧毁了6万吨谷物，根据世界粮食计划署（World Food Program）的数据，这些谷物足够超过27万人吃一年的。7月23日和24日，俄罗斯袭击了多瑙河（Danube）上的乌克兰港口，摧毁了与罗马尼亚隔河相望的雷尼（Reni）港的粮食储存基础设施。俄罗斯对切尔诺莫斯克（Chornomorsk ）港的袭击所造成的破坏——该港协助将70%的乌克兰出口小麦运往发展中国家——据专家说，至少需要一年时间才能修复。
 
各位同仁，俄罗斯不择手段地要阻止乌克兰粮食进入全球市场，这就是它单方面退出《黑海谷物倡议》（Black Sea Grain Initiative）的原因。尽管俄罗斯从未充分执行过《黑海谷物倡议》，但这一安排曾帮助将粮食送到需要的人们手中。
 
正如秘书长所说，这一倡议是“希望的灯塔”。我们鼓励他继续努力，寻求恢复该倡议的途径。这项由联合国和土耳其促成的倡议降低了世界所有地区的粮食价格。它对世界粮食计划署在阿富汗、索马里和也门等地区进行的人道主义救援工作至关重要。《黑海谷物倡议》让发展中国家受益匪浅。正如希阿里先生所言，它对许多人来说都是一条生命线。
 
而俄罗斯会提出不同的说法。它会说仅有西方国家从这一安排中受益。但事实并不支持俄罗斯的说法。他们也清楚这一点。这是为什么他们选择今天在会议厅一言不发。再次因未能如愿而大耍脾气。
 
根据联合国的数据，通过这一安排出口的近三分之二的小麦运往发展中国家。俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰后，全球粮食价格飙升至接近历史最高水平。在俄罗斯退出《黑海谷物倡议》后，价格再次上涨。本周一，由于俄罗斯对敖德萨发动导弹攻击，小麦价格再次飙升。
 
世界正在为俄罗斯的野蛮攻击付出代价。所以我们不要在这个问题上说“双方” 应如何如何。 只有一个国家——只有一个国家——正在把粮食用作武器。只有一个国家玩弄手腕，利用粮食作为筹码换取其他国家的支持。 而且只有一个国家对《黑海谷物倡议》的中止负有责任。
 
我们必须敦促俄罗斯停止对全球粮食安全的攻击，延长、扩展并全面实施《黑海谷物倡议》。我们必须继续追究俄罗斯对乌克兰发动无端、非法战争的责任。
 
安理会不能保持沉默。现在是采取行动的时候了。这是一个事关国际和平与安全的紧迫问题。乌克兰人民需要和平。世界需要和平。普京总统：你早就应该让枪声停息，撤走你的军队，结束你的残暴侵略。
 
谢谢主席女士。
 
欲查看原稿内容: https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-by-ambassador-linda-thomas-greenfield-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-russias-attacks-on-ukrainian-ports/
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Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Russia’s Attacks on Ukrainian Ports
 

 
Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldU.S. Representative to the United NationsNew York, New YorkJuly 26, 2023
AS DELIVERED
Thank you, Madam President. And thank you, ASG Khiari, for your very sobering briefing.
Earlier this morning, Russia wasted this Council’s time with another sham meeting. And this one was cruelly ironic given that Russian forces destroyed Odesa’s historic Transfiguration Cathedral just this week with a targeted Russian missile.
According to UNESCO, roughly 270 cultural sites have been damaged since President Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The loss of Ukrainian cultural heritage is staggering and it is truly shameful. And the attack on the historic Transfiguration Cathedral was just one of the many attacks Russia has carried out in the Odesa region this week.
The Kremlin’s campaign of brutality has been relentless. And the Ukrainian people are paying a heavy price. After Russia’s July 19 strike, Odesa’s city government reported that one person died and eight people were injured. And this past Saturday, Russia’s attacks on Odesa killed one person and injured 22 others. My heart goes out to the loved ones of those killed and injured. To the communities that have been rocketed by Russian missiles and drones. To the children who have endured so much needless suffering and violence.
And of course, we all know Russia’s attacks have global consequences. These are attacks on the world’s food supply – on all of those facing hunger, malnutrition, and famine, especially in parts of the world that can least afford it.
Over the past week, the Russian military has bombarded Odesa and other port cities. One attack destroyed 60,000 tons of grain, which according to the World Food Program is enough to feed more than 270,000 people for a year. And on July 23 and 24, Russia struck Ukrainian ports on the Danube destroying grain storage infrastructure at the port of Reni just across the river from Romania. Russia’s attacks on Chornomorsk a port that facilitates nearly 70 percent of Ukrainian wheat exports to developing countries caused damage that experts say will take at least a year to repair.
Colleagues, Russia is hell-bent on preventing Ukrainian grain from reaching global markets, which is why it unilaterally suspended its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Even though Russia never fully implemented the Black Sea Grain Initiative, this arrangement helped get food to those in need.
And as the Secretary-General has said, it has been a “beacon of hope.” And we encourage him to continue his efforts to find a path forward to resume the Initiative. This Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye, lowered food prices for all. It has been critical to the World Food Program’s humanitarian work in places like Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen. And the Black Sea Grain Initiative disproportionally benefited the developing world. And as Mr. Khiari said, it was a lifeline to many.
Russia will tell you otherwise. It will say that only Western countries benefited from this arrangement. But the facts are not on Russia’s side. And they know it. Which is why they have chosen not to speak in the Chamber today. Another temper-tantrum for not getting their way.
According to the UN, nearly two-thirds of the wheat exported through this arrangement went to developing countries. Global food prices spiked to near record highs after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. They rose again after Russia suspended its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. And this past Monday, wheat prices spiked in response to Russia’s missile barrage against Odesa.
The world is paying the price for Russia’s barbaric attacks. So let’s not “both sides” this issue. Only one country – one country – is weaponizing food. Only one country is cynically using its grain as leverage in order to secure support from other countries. And only one country is responsible for the suspension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
We must all urge Russia to cease its attacks on global food security – and extend, expand, and fully implement the Black Sea Grain Initiative. And we must continue to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked, illegal war against Ukraine.
This Council cannot be silent. It is time to act. And this is a pressing matter of international peace and security. The Ukrainian people need peace. The world needs peace. President Putin: It is far past time for you to silence your guns. Withdraw your troops. And end your brutal aggression.
Thank you, Madam President.
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