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Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin today told the Security Council that Russia’s military deployment in and around Crimea was “completely legitimate under Russian law, given the extraordinary situation in the Ukraine.” UNTV
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STORY: UN / UKRAINE
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SOURCE: UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 3 MARCH 2014, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

3 MARCH 2014, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations:
“It is completely legitimate under Russian law, given the extraordinary situation in the Ukraine, this threat and the threat to our compatriots, Russian citizens and the Black Sea fleet of the Russian Federation in the Ukraine. Because of this the Russian President went to the Council of the Federation asking for the use of the armed forces of Russia in the territory of the Ukraine until there is a normalization of the political and civic situation in the country. On the first of March the Council of the Federation supported this appeal which we hope will cut off the radicals, and I repeat we are talking about defending our citizens and our compatriots and defending the most important human right, the right to life.”
5. Med shot, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations:
“Those who are trying to interpret this situation almost as aggression, are threatening with all kinds of sanctions and boycotts, these are indeed our partners who consistently have encouraged political forces close to them to engage in ultimatums, and to refrain from dialogue to ignore the concerns of the south and the eastern part of the Ukraine and in the end to polarize Ukrainian society.”
7. Med shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“So many of the assertions made this afternoon by the Russian Federation are without basis in reality. Let’s begin with the clear and candid assessment of the facts. It is a fact that Russian military forces have taken over Ukrainian border posts. It is a fact that Russia has taken over the ferry terminal in Kerch. It is a fact that Russian ships are moving in and around Sevastopol. It is a fact that Russian forces are blocking mobile phone services in some areas. It is a fact that Russia has surrounded or taken over practically all Ukrainian military facilities in Crimea. It is a fact that today Russian jets have entered Ukrainian air space. It is also a fact that independent journalists continue to report that there is no evidence of violence against Russia or pro-Russian communities.”
9. Med shot, Churkin
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Lyall Grant, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, United Nations:
“The pretence is now over. The world can see that Russian military forces have taken control of the Crimean peninsula, part of the sovereign territory of the Ukraine. This action is against the express wishes of the legitimate Ukrainian Government. It is a clear an unambiguous violation of the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Ukraine.”
11. Wide shot, Council

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Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin today told the Security Council that Russia’s military deployment in and around Crimea was “completely legitimate under Russian law, given the extraordinary situation in the Ukraine.”

Churkin said that given “this threat and the threat to our compatriots, Russian citizens and the Black Sea fleet of the Russian Federation in the Ukraine” the Russian Council of the Federation had approved “the use of the armed forces of Russia in the territory of the Ukraine until there is a normalization of the political and civic situation in the country.”

He said the ultimate goal was “defending our citizens and our compatriots and defending the most important human right, the right to life.”

The Russian Ambassador argued that “those who are trying to interpret this situation almost as aggression, are threatening with all kinds of sanctions and boycotts, these are indeed our partners who consistently have encouraged political forces close to them to engage in ultimatums, and to refrain from dialogue to ignore the concerns of the south and the eastern part of the Ukraine and in the end to polarize Ukrainian society.”

Also addressing the Council, American Ambassador Samantha Power said “so many of the assertions made this afternoon by the Russian Federation are without basis in reality.”

She said “let’s begin with the clear and candid assessment of the facts. It is a fact that Russian military forces have taken over Ukrainian border posts. It is a fact that Russia has taken over the ferry terminal in Kerch. It is a fact that Russian ships are moving in and around Sevastopol. It is a fact that Russian forcer are blocking mobile phone services in some areas. It is a fact that Russia has surrounded or taken over practically all Ukrainian military facilities in Crimea. It is a fact that today Russian jets have entered Ukrainian air space. It is also a fact that independent journalists continue to report that there is no evidence of violence against Russia or pro-Russian communities.”

For his part British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said “ the pretence is now over. The world can see that Russian military forces have taken control of the Crimean peninsula, part of the sovereign territory of the Ukraine. This action is against the express wishes of the legitimate Ukrainian Government. It is a clear an unambiguous violation of the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Ukraine.”

Meanwhile in Geneva, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the importance of de-escalating the situation by engaging in constructive and meaningful dialogue.

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