GENEVA / UKRAINE YURII KLYMENKO PRESSER

Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, said his delegation will present concrete evidence to the international community of Russian involvement in the current insurgency and occupation of state buildings in Eastern Ukraine. CH UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:04
• Production Date: 15 April 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; PEACE AND SECURITY; DISARMAMENT
• Geographic Subject: RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UKRAINE
• MAMS Id: U140415c

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STORY: GENEVA / UKRAINE YURII KLYMENKO PRESSER
TRT: 2.04
SOURCE: CH UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS

DATELINE: 14 APRIL 2014, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / FILE

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FILE – RECENT, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

1. Wide shot, Palais des Nations

14 APRIL 2014, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2. Wide, Press room, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Yurii Klymenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to Geneva:
"Ukraine is persistently opposing efforts by Moscow to disrupt the Geneva talks under any concocted pretext. We consider negotiations are the only option for settling conflicts, but if Russia would opt for continuing its aggression, Ukraine is ready to use all means in self defence according to the UN Charter."
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Yurii Klymenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to Geneva:
"We are going to present concrete evidence to the international community of the involvement of Russian special forces in the separatist insurgents and violent capture of state institutions in the Eastern regions of Ukraine."
6. Close up, journalists'
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Yurii Klymenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to Geneva:
"We are interested in the talks. Of course we are interested because any talks are better than military confrontation. But we want to have effective, result oriented talks. Not talks for talks."
8. Med shot, journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Yurii Klymenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to Geneva:
“Ukraine is not going to discuss during this meeting the internal issues of Ukraine and because of that we are not going to discuss the issues related to the Federalization of Ukraine."
10. Med shot, journalists
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Yurii Klymenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to Geneva:
"Because of the escalation of the situation in Southern and Eastern regions of Ukraine, we think that additional sanctions are needed."

Storyline

Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, today (15 Apr) said his delegation will present concrete evidence to the international community of Russian involvement in the current insurgency and occupation of state buildings in Eastern Ukraine.

The ambassador said the escalation of the situation in the Southern and Eastern regions of Ukraine was grounds for increased sanctions against Russia.

Russian and Ukraine are due to join US Secretary of State, John Kerry and European Union Foreign Policy chief, Catherine Ashton at negotiations on Ukraine in Geneva on Thursday.

Ambassador Klymenko said Ukraine considered negotiations as the only option, adding that if Russia continued what he described as its aggression; Ukraine was ready to defend itself. He said his country wanted effective, result oriented talks, not "talks for talks" and made it clear that his delegation would not discuss the federalization of the country.