Media Home
UN Web TV
UN Audiovisual Library
UN PhotoUnifeed
UN / UKRAINE SERGEYEV
STORY: UN / UKRAINE SERGEYEV
TRT: 2.08
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 04 SEPTEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT / NEW YORK CITY
1. Tilt up, exterior United Nations Headquarters
4 SEPTEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations:
“The report provides specific cases of child abduction by terrorists, illegal attempts of their transportation to Russia as well as interference of illegal armed groups in recruiting children in orphanages in other parts of Ukraine.”
4. Med shot, cameraman
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations:
“Contrary to its statements, Russia has launched direct military invasion of the mainland of Ukraine by its regular armed forces. Military convoys crossed Ukraine state border and moved inside the territory of Ukraine. Currently, those mentioned combat units, which crossed the Ukrainian border, have occupied several villages and towns, including Novoazovsk, and constructed 45 strongholds in the Ukrainian territory. This morning, Russian tanks moved from Novoazovsk to the city of Mariupol.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations:
“Russia could use the tactical nuclear weaponry if Ukraine doesn't stop law enforcement operations. Our tactical weaponry. We moved (it) to them in early nineties under denuclearization of Ukraine.”
8. Med shot, journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations:
“(It) was a clumsy attempt to pull the mask of (a) peacemaker on the face of the aggressor. (An) aggressor can perform simultaneously the role of (a) peacemaker.”
10. Med shot, journalists
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations:
“NATO is not in a position to send troops to Ukraine because we are not members, but NATO could be helpful to expand the assistance by supplying non-lethal equipment for self-protection, for communication, for information, for rebuilding military infrastructure, and so on and so forth.”
12. Wide shot, Ukrainian Ambassador walks out.
Ukrainian Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev said that Ukraine is seeking for an “advanced status” within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aiming to have “more assistance” from the military alliance.
Speaking to reporters today (4 Sep), Sergeyev said that a Ukrainian delegation is at the NATO summit, in Wales, negotiating expanded assistance with the alliance.
He noted that NATO could be “helpful” at supplying Ukraine with “non-lethal equipment for self-protection, for communication, for information, for rebuilding military infrastructure, and so on and so forth.”
Sergeyev underscored that “NATO is not in a position to send troops to Ukraine” because his country is not a member of the alliance.
Briefing on the latest report by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, he pointed at “specific cases of child abduction by terrorists” and “illegal attempts of their transportation to Russia.”
The UN Ambassador also warned on documented “interference of illegal armed groups in recruiting children in orphanages in other parts of Ukraine.”
As for the human rights situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, he noted the “forced implementation” of the Russian legislation in the territory.
The Ukrainian Ambassador underscored that Crimean authorities “do not investigate Russian violations” in the autonomous territory.
Sergeyev warned that 2,800 people have moved from Ukraine to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea that is currently home to a total of 16,000 internally displaced persons, according to the UN Human Rights monitoring team.
He noted that despite the diplomatic attempts to solve the crisis, the situation has “deteriorated.” He said that “one cannot trust Russia's words and promises.”
The Ukrainian Ambassador said that “contrary to its statements,” Russia has launched a “direct military invasion” of the mainland Ukraine “by its regular armed forces.” He warned that Russian military convoys have crossed the Ukrainian border and “moved inside the territory of Ukraine.”
He said that Russia's military forces “have occupied several villages and towns, including Novoazovsk, and constructed 45 strongholds in the Ukrainian territory.” He warned that Russian tanks moved from Novoazovsk to the city of Mariupol this morning.
As for attacks into Ukraine from Russian territory, Sergeyev said that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) reported “several shelling attacks during the last weeks.”
The Ukrainian Representative noted that “during last week, several dangerous messages” were “sent by Moscow” concerning the security of Ukraine. He said that one of those messages warned that “Russia could use the tactical nuclear weaponry if Ukraine doesn't stop law enforcement operations. Our tactical weaponry.”
He noted that Ukraine relinquished all its nuclear arsenal between 1994 and 1996, as agreed in the Budapest Memorandum.
Asked by reporters on the different initiatives presented by Russia to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis, he said that it was a “clumsy attempt to pull the mask of peacemaker on the face of the aggressor.”
Referring to Russia, Sergeyev noted that an “aggressor can perform simultaneously the role of peacemaker.”
He said that”we cant trust Russia's words, we need dids.”
Download
There is no media available to download.
