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UN / UKRAINE STAKEOUT WRAP
STORY: UN / UKRAINE STAKEOUT WRAP
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 17 FEBRUARY 2022, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
17 FEBRUARY 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Med shot, Cleverly walking to the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) James Cleverly, Minister of State for Europe and North America, United Kingdom:
“We are keen to engage in talks and diplomacy and if Russia is also serious about de-escalation that they should engage in that diplomatic track. We made the point that we fully respect Ukraine’s right to its sovereignty to protect its borders and that we stand shoulder to shoulder the Ukrainian people in that desire, and that if Russia were to pursue an aggressive path, that would inevitably come at a terrible human cost. But on top of that, it would also bring about an economic response in the form of coordinated sanctions both from the UK and indeed more widely.
4. Med shot, Cleverly at the podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) James Cleverly, Minister of State for Europe and North America, United Kingdom:
“We are absolutely clear; this would be a war of choice. We feel that it would be a huge strategic error.”
6. Wide shot, ambassadors, journalists at Security Council stakeout
7. SOUNDBITE (English) James Cleverly, Minister of State for Europe and North America, United Kingdom:
“There is no credible justification for this unprecedented level of military buildup to the north, to the east, and to the south of Ukraine. We know the false flag, and we know that disinformation are often used as a pretext for military invasion by Russia. And we are highlighting to the world that we are watching. We are watching closely.”
8. Wide shot, ambassadors at Security Council stakeout
9. SOUNDBITE (English), Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, France:
“We express strong concern regarding the resolution of the Russian State Duma calling for the recognition by the President of the Russian Federation of the self-proclaimed People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. We warn against such a step which would constitute further violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and directly contradict the spirit and the letter of the Minsk agreements.”
10. Wide shot, ambassadors walking at the Security Council stakeout
11. SOUNDBITE (English), Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, USA:
“This is about Russia, threatening the sovereignty of Ukraine and the lives of untold people. This is about Russia, threatening the international order.”
12. Wide shot, ambassadors, journalists at Security Council stakeout
13. SOUNDBITE (English), Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, USA:
“We are, as Secretary Blinken made clear this morning and President Biden said earlier this week, prepared for anything, but we will do everything – we will do everything possible to pursue the path of peace.”
14. Wide shot, Thomas-Greenfield leaving the Security Council stakeout
15. SOUNDBITE (English), Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation:
“We reiterated very firmly our commitment to the de-escalation and peaceful solution of this crisis once more being based on the Minsk agreements. I believe that now, we look at our oneness in western capitals, to drop and to stop this hysteria about the intentions of Russia.”
16. Wide shot, ambassadors, journalists at Security Council stakeout
17. SOUNDBITE (English), Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation:
“Russian troops began to come back to the places of their permanent location on national Russian territory.”
18. Wide shot, Vershinin leaving the Security Council stakeout
19. SOUNDBITE (English), SOUNDBITE (English) Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ukraine:
“I can confirm that the Ukrainians are all always in stand-by for meaningful negotiations.”
20. Wide shot, Kyslytsya, journalists at the Security Council stakeout
21. SOUNDBITE (English), SOUNDBITE (English) Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ukraine:
“It is not an issue just between Washington and Moscow, Russia and Ukraine. It will have far-reaching implications, economic, social instability, markets, everything will be in very deep trouble.”
22. Wide shot, Security Council stakeout
Several Member States expressed their concerns to the press on the crisis in Ukraine. “There is no credible justification for this unprecedented level of military buildup to the north, to the east, and the south of Ukraine,” said a UK Minister at the Security Council stakeout.
James Cleverly, UK Minister of State for Europe and North America, told journalists today (17 Feb), “we are keen to engage in talks and diplomacy, and if Russia is also serious about de-escalation, that they should engage in that diplomatic track.”
He highlighted that “if Russia were to pursue an aggressive path, that would inevitably come at a terrible human cost. But on top of that, it would also bring about an economic response in the form of coordinated sanctions both from the UK and indeed more widely.”
In a joint statement, France, Germany, Ireland, Estonia, Albania, Norway, and the EU delegation reiterated full support for the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. They also expressed strong concern regarding the resolution of the Russian State Duma calling for the recognition by the President of the Russian Federation of the self-proclaimed People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. “We warn against such a step which would constitute a further violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and directly contradict the spirit and the letter of the Minsk agreements,” said Nicolas de Rivière, France Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, USA Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said, “we are, as Secretary Blinken made clear this morning and President Biden said earlier this week, prepared for anything, but we will do everything – we will do everything possible to pursue the path of peace.”
For his part, Sergey Vershinin, Russian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, reiterated Russia’s commitment to the de-escalation and peaceful solution of the crisis. “I believe that now, we look at our oneness in western capitals, to drop and to stop this hysteria,” he added.
He also said that “Russian troops began to come back to the places of their permanent location on national Russian territory.”
Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukranian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said to journalists that "Ukrainians are all always in stand by for meaningful negotiations.”
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