Ukraine's Permanent Rep to UN: The only right way for Russia is to surrender and withdraw

The salvation of Ukrainians and Russians of the Russian Federation has the only right way - "to surrender and withdraw," said permanent representative of Ukraine to the UN Serhiy Kysliytsia.

“There's only one truly right avenue for Russia to save the lives of thousands of Ukrainian and in fact russian citizens. That is to surrender and withdraw!” he wrote on Facebook during the meeting of the Security Council.

Kyslytsia noted that “by launching its aggression against Ukraine in 2014, by invading Ukraine in February 2022 Russia has violated the norms and principles of practically all fundamental international documents, including bilateral and multilateral agreements, the Helsinki Final Act and, first and foremost, the UN Charter.”

“Not a single state present in this Chamber, besides Russia, is responsible for the Council’s inability to effectively perform its functions under the UN Charter. It is solely the presence of russia in the permanent seat of the Soviet Union that has immobilized the Security Council in relation to ensuring the peace and security of Ukraine,” he noted.

The representative of Ukraine in the UN stressed that Ukraine is defending itself, Europe, the world and the UN Charter, and will keep on fighting until the last inch of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea, is liberated. “I emphasize, in strict accordance with the provisions of Article 51 of the UN Charter that we all have committed to uphold,” he specified.

“We will fight against the occupiers until all the russian soldiers who entered Ukraine to kill its people are defeated. The only thing that putin can do to save the lives of his soldiers is to order their immediate withdrawal,” Kyslytsia wrote, noting that it was due to this global unity, due to lend-lease, due to the assistance of the American people and other Allies, that we succeeded in defeating Hitler.

“The evil of putin as that of hitler before him requires a global response. This was the case during the Second World war. This is the case right now and Ukraine and its allies are doing their best to ensure such a response,” he said.

Kyslytsia cited the liberation of Ukrainian territories, which is actively continuing in Kharkiv and Kherson regions.

“The russian federation has already abused the Security Council on many occasions, including this week. We call on russia to learn to respect this body. It is apparent, however, that the russian delegation has lot of delusions - false beliefs that are not based in reality. Hallucinations – seeing or hearing things that don't exist,” Kyslytsia noted.