Threats to international peace and security- Security Council, 9693rd meeting

‘Western Weapons Not Cause of Senseless War’ in Ukraine, Delegate Tells Security Council, stressing Kyiv’s Right to Self-Defence under United Nations Charter
Russian Federation Wasting Organ’s ‘Precious Time, Resources’ by Repeatedly Requesting Meetings on Ukraine, Representative Underlines

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:40:00
• Production Date: 25 July 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ADEDEJI EBO
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: UNITED NATIONS ROLE; ACCOUNTABILITY; WAR; SOVEREIGNTY; UN CHARTER; CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS; ARMS TRADE; TERRITORIAL CLAIMS; ARMS; DEATH; INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; WEAPONS; MILITARY ASSISTANCE
• Geographic Subject: UKRAINE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: 3242664
• Parent Id: 3240273

Description

Supplying weapons to Ukraine is legitimate and in line with the Charter of the United Nations, as it will help that country defend itself against the Russian Federation’s aggression, the Security Council heard today, as members presented diverging perspectives on the West’s approach to achieving a just and lasting settlement to the war. 

At the outset of the meeting, the Council heard a briefing by Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, who provided some updates on the continued provision of military assistance and transfers of arms and ammunition to the armed forces of Ukraine. 

Also addressing the Council was Karin Kneissl, co-founder of the Geopolitical Observatory for Russia’s Key Issues Center at the St. Petersburg University and former Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria, who illustrated how “the weapons market built up by European tax money” in Central and Eastern Europe made “weapons travel as easily as crude oil”.

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