Addressing the members of the UN Security Council, the Lithuanian leader pointed out that 574 days ago, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council started an unprovoked military invasion against an independent, sovereign state of Ukraine. According to the President, this invasion was the result of the indifference of the international community.
“Russia started its brutal war more than nine years ago. And it was precisely the weak response of the international community that allowed violence to pester and grow, leading us all to the largest military conflict in Europe since the end of the Second World War,” President Gitanas Nausėda spoke.
The Head of State added that the international community has a duty to uphold multilateralism and defend the rules-based international order from Russia’s relentless war of destruction.
According to President Gitanas Nausėda, Ukraine’s victory is the only way towards lasting peace and stability in the world. During the UN Security Council open debates, the Lithuanian leader outlined the necessary conditions for achieving this, such as the restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, the complete withdrawal of Russia’s troops and military equipment from Ukraine’s territory, the recognition of Russia’s responsibility for war crimes and the crimes of aggression committed in Ukraine, and the obligation to pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction.
