UN / UKRAINE SERGEYEV

Addressing the press today in New York, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Yuriy Sergeyev urged the international community to apply “maximum political pressure” on Russia to withdraw the “Russian ethnic terrorists from Ukraine” so that international experts get full access to the crash site of the Malaysian airliner MH17. UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:33
• Production Date: 30 July 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UKRAINE
• MAMS Id: 1143044

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STORY: UN / UKRAINE SERGEYEV
TRT: 2.33
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 30 JULY 2014, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

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1. Med shot, exterior of UN Headquarters

30 JULY 2014, NEW YORK CITY

2. Med shot, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations:
“Despite the dreadful tragedy with the Malaysian Airline aircraft, terrorists have not stopped the violent actions and still continue bombing of the site with the purpose of destroying evidences. We urge the international community to apply maximum political pressure on Russia in order to make it to withdraw not only Russian ethnic terrorists from Ukraine but also those whom they supporting from Ukraine, to allow Ukrainian and international experts to grand full and unimpeded access to the crash site and actively promote the comprehensive investigation into the tragedy.”
4. Cutaway, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations:
“We have conclusive evidence of the fact that the plane was downed by the Russian-backed terrorists with a “Buk” SA 11 rocket which together with the crew had been supplied by Russia. It is confirmed by intelligence information, intercepted telephone conversations of the terrorists and satellite pictures.”
6. Cutaway, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations:
“The evidence that Russia is attacking Ukraine is growing. The countries who have satellite facilities have released images made by photographic reconnaissance satellite proving that Russia has fired artillery rounds from its side of the border against Ukraine military units. The pictures taken between Wednesday and Saturday last week indicate fire from multiple racket launchers inside Russia and targets the health infrastructure inside Ukraine.”
8. Cutaway, journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations:
“In response to the statement made by the deputy minister of defense of the Russian federation, accusing Ukraine of nine instances of shelling the Russian territory, we state that neither the armed forces, nor other legitimate military authorities of Ukraine are responsible for these attacks. I would like to draw Russian and the international community’s attention to the fact that such attacks are usually undertaken by the terrorists in order to provoke Russian military forces to fire onto Ukrainian military positions.”
10. Wide shot, press room

Storyline

Addressing the press today in New York, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Yuriy Sergeyev urged the international community to apply “maximum political pressure” on Russia to withdraw the “Russian ethnic terrorists from Ukraine” so that international experts get full access to the crash site of the Malaysian airliner MH17.

Sergeyev said that Ukrainian government posses “conclusive evidence” that the airliner was downed by the missile fired by the separatists in eastern Ukraine. He said that both the weapon and the crew were supplied by Russia.

Ukrainian ambassador said Kiev is backing these claims by “intelligence information, intercepted telephone conversations of the terrorists and satellite pictures.”

Sergeyev also accused Russia of mounting across-border artillery attacks on Ukrainian territory. He said the satellite pictures taken by “the countries that have satellite facilities” between Wednesday and Saturday last week “indicate fire from multiple racket launchers inside Russia and targets the infrastructure inside Ukraine.”

Responding to the statement made by the Russian deputy defense minister accusing Ukraine of nine instances of shelling the Russian territory, Ukrainian ambassador said that “neither the armed forces, nor other legitimate military authorities of Ukraine are responsible for these attacks.”

He suggested that such attacks are "usually undertaken by the terrorists" in a bid to draw Russian military into confrontation with Ukrainian security forces.