00:00Ukraine has officially received from the American side a draft plan.
00:04We outlined the fundamental principles that matter to our people.
00:08We agreed to work on the plan's provisions in a way that would bring about a just end of the war.
00:15As of today's morning, 28 people, including three children, have been confirmed killed,
00:21and 94 injured, including 18 children.
00:2516 people still remain missing.
00:28Deliberate attacks, dozens of cities, hundreds of towns, and thousands of villages razed to the ground.
00:34Millions of people left without heat, light, or water during the harsh winter season.
00:39Since the Council last met on Ukraine in September, the security situation in my country has worsened dramatically.
00:47As we heard from the briefers, the Russian Federation has unleashed an even more brutal campaign of terror against civilians,
00:54relentless daily missile and drone attacks.
00:58Yesterday marked yet another dark chapter in this war, one that will forever stand as a testament to Russia's vicious brutality and disregard for human life.
01:09Russian drones and missiles deliberately targeted residential buildings, the very place where people should feel safest.
01:16This latest strike involved 48 missiles, an enormous barrage, and 476 attack drones.
01:24In the city of Ternopoul, a deliberate direct hit by Russian missile heads destroyed a nine-story residential building.
01:32This is what Russian attacks on military objects mean.
01:35As of today's morning, 28 people, including three children, have been confirmed killed, and 94 injured, including 18 children.
01:4516 people still remain missing.
01:48This is the reality Ukraine is forced to confront every single day.
01:52Attacks against children, women, and elderly, families in their homes, patients in their hospitals, and teachers and students in schools.
02:01Deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure, energy facilities, and power grids.
02:06Deliberate attacks, dozens of cities, hundreds of towns, and thousands of villages razed to the ground.
02:12Millions of people left without heat, light, or water during the harsh winter season.
02:17And as a result of the attack by Russia, which took place during this very meeting, at least five have been killed and three more wounded in Zaporizhia.
02:27The human toll is devastating, and the destruction unimaginable.
02:32This is a systematic and deliberate policy aimed at annihilating the Ukrainian people.
02:37Culture, identity, historical heritage, and our right to exist as a free and dignified nation.
02:43This is an attempt to freeze, silence, and extinguish Ukrainian resilience.
02:48This is a state terror and genocide.
02:51Mr. President, Russia's relentless escalation is not only a military assault, but also a blatant renunciation of peace itself.
03:00Every missile it launches is a statement that Moscow prefers escalation over dialogue.
03:05From the very first seconds of Russia's invasion, Ukraine has sought peace, and we support all substantive proposals capable for bringing genuine peace to get closer.
03:16Since the beginning of this year, Ukraine has supported President Trump's proposals aimed at ending the war.
03:23We are ready, as before, to work constructively with the American side, as well as with our European partners, and around the world, so that the outcome is peace.
03:33First, Ukraine has officially received from the American side a draft plan.
03:39We outline the fundamental principles that matter to our people.
03:42We agree to work on the plan's provisions in a way that would bring about a just end of the war.
03:50In this context, allow me to make several critical points.
03:53First, while Ukraine stands ready to engage in meaningful negotiations to end this war, including at the leaders' level, our red lines are clear and unwavering.
04:07There will never be any recognition, formal or otherwise, of Ukrainian territory temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation as Russian.
04:15Our land is not for sale.
04:19Ukraine will not accept any limits on its right to self-defense or on the size and capabilities of our armed forces.
04:27Nor will we tolerate any infringement on our sovereignty, including our sovereign right to choose the alliances we want to join.
04:35Any JNP's process must respect a fundamental principle, nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, and nothing about Europe without Europe.
04:47And let me be equally clear, we will not reward the genocidal intent that underpins Russian aggression by undermining our identity, including our language.
04:57Second, support for Ukraine is indispensable.
05:02Peace requires strengthened security and sustained financial assistance to Ukraine.
05:08Reinforcing Ukraine's defense capabilities is not an escalation.
05:12It is the only path to compelling Russia to engage constructively in international peace efforts.
05:18In this regard, we express profound gratitude to all partners and allies.
05:23This support is an investment in the rules-based international order and global peace.
05:30Third, the Kremlin regime will not stop unless it is stopped through unyielding and concerted pressure.
05:37There is only one realistic path to ending this war.
05:41Russia must be compelled to retreat economically, politically, and militarily.
05:45If we fail to stop Russia now, its aggression will not end with Ukraine.
05:51It will continue to export war, occupation, and repression.
05:55It will commit more atrocities, torture, inhuman treatment of civilians, and prisoners of war, widespread sexual violence, the abduction of children, the destruction of cultural heritage, and environmental devastation.
06:08Europe has lived through this before, and we must not dare forget those lessons.
06:12History will be a merciless judge if Russia is eventually rewarded of its war of aggression instead of held accountable.
06:22Fourth, the end of the war and the role of this Council.
06:25Ukraine has repeatedly called on this Council to adopt a resolution demanding a full, immediate, and unconditional ceasefire.
06:33Our people deserve to feel free and protected.
06:36A ceasefire is an essential prerequisite for meaningful negotiations.
06:40It is the first step toward halting Russia's war of aggression and creating space for diplomacy.
06:46We reiterate our call on the Council members to adopt a resolution demanding a full, immediate, and unconditional ceasefire.
06:54Mr. President, today the world marks World Children's Day and reaffirms that every child has the inherent right to life,
07:01to grow up in a safe environment, to preserve their identity,
07:04to remain with their family whenever possible, and to enjoy their childhood and future.
07:10Yet in Ukraine, Russia's contribution to this global observance is the bodies of Ukrainian children pulled from beneath the rubble.
07:18Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, almost 700 children were killed.
07:23More than 2,000 have been wounded.
07:26Tens of thousands have been forcibly transferred and deported.
07:29Tens of thousands have been forcibly transferred and deported.
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