UN / UKRAINE POROSHENKO

In his address to the General Assembly Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that four years since Russia's occupation of the Crimean Peninsula, “Crimea has turned into a military stronghold threatening security and stability in the entire wider Black Sea region.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:27
• Production Date: 26 September 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: PETRO POROSHENKO
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: OCCUPATIONS; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UKRAINE
• MAMS Id: 2246150
• Parent Id: 2246150
• Alternate Title: unifeed180926q

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STORY: GA / UKRAINE POROSHENKO
TRT: 01:27
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTION: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE : 26 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY

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RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

26 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Petro Poroshenko, President, Ukraine:
“It has been almost four years since Russia's attempted annexation and illegal occupation of the Crimea and Sevastopol. Under Russian occupation, Crimea has turned into a military stronghold threatening security and stability in the entire wider Black Sea region. We believe that increasing militarization of Crimea deserves the General Assembly's close attention and prompt reaction. Russia’s aggressive policies as well as its arrogance in using lethal weapons multiply the threat.”
4. Various shots, Russian and Ukrainian delegation
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Petro Poroshenko, President, Ukraine:
“This is the thing about today’s Russia: they absolutely don’t care. They don’t care about suffering. They don’t care about the truth. They don’t care about the law. They think that their military might and status in the UN give them this right. It’s up to us to prove them wrong. It’s up to us to make them care.”
6. Various shots, Russian and Ukrainian delegation

Storyline

In his address to the General Assembly Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today (26 Sep) said that four years since Russia's occupation of the Crimean Peninsula, “Crimea has turned into a military stronghold threatening security and stability in the entire wider Black Sea region.”

Poroshenko said that “increasing militarization of Crimea deserves the General Assembly's close attention and prompt reaction. Russia’s aggressive policies as well as its arrogance in using lethal weapons multiply the threat.”

The Ukrainian President said, “this is the thing about today’s Russia: they absolutely don’t care. They don’t care about suffering. They don’t care about the truth. They don’t care about the law. They think that their military might and status in the UN give them this right. It’s up to us to prove them wrong. It’s up to us to make them care.”

Crimea was annexed by the Russian Federation in 2014.