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STORY: UN / CHURKIN UKRAINE
TRT: 2.17
SOURCE: UNIFEED - UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 11 JULY 2014, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
11 JULY 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Vitaly Churkin walks up to the stakeout mic
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3. Close up, reporter’s laptop computer
11 JULY 2014, NEW YORK CITY
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations:
“We are deeply disturbed by the continuous violence in Eastern Ukraine. As it turns out, the much touted so-called Poroshenko peace plan turned out to be nothing more than a smokescreen for an intensified punitive operation in the east of the country which is taking an increasing toll on the life of civilians and for that matter on the lives of combatants as well.”
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
5. Close up, reporters’ notepad
11 JULY 2014, NEW YORK CITY
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations:
“The Geneva statement of April 17 talks of ending violence; the joint Berlin declaration of July 2, the first paragraph of that declaration talks of sustainable ceasefire, but so far the military operation tragically, tragically, continues.”
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
7. Close up, reporters’ notepad
11 JULY 2014, NEW YORK CITY
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations:
“We believe that the Security Council should express deep concern about the increasing number of casualties among the civilian population, including women and children as a result of intensified combat operations, as well as about the destruction of civilian infrastructure. The Security Council, we believe, should express its support for international proposals aimed at the settlement of the domestic crisis in Ukraine, namely the Geneva statement of April 17 and the Berlin joint declaration of July 2. The Security Council should voice an imperative demand address to the Ukrainian parties to the conflict to cease violence and fully implement the provisions of the above mentioned documents. And finally, the Security Council should call on the OEC to facilitate the settlement of the conflict by means of a special monitoring mission in Ukraine.”
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9. Close up, reporters’ mobile device
11 JULY 2014, NEW YORK CITY
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations:
“I do hope the realization will come to the members of the Council who are blocking our efforts in the Council that something needs to be done, that simply this idea that, you know, people in the east are wrong, the Kiev authorities are right, and Russia is to blame for everything, this is not going to lead anywhere.”
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
11. Close up, reporters’ notepad
11 JULY 2014, NEW YORK CITY
12. Pan right, Churkin walks away from the stakeout mic
Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters today (11 July) that “the much touted so-called Poroshenko peace plan turned out to be nothing more than a smokescreen for an intensified punitive operation in the east of the country.”
Churkin said that both the April Geneva statement and the July joint Berlin declaration, call for an ending of the violence, “but so far the military operation tragically, tragically, continues.”
The Ambassador said that Russian efforts to table resolutions on the matter in the Security Council had so far failed, and listed four points he said the Council should consider.
He said the Security Council “should express deep concern about the increasing number of casualties among the civilian population, including women and children as a result of intensified combat operations, as well as about the destruction of civilian infrastructure. The Security Council, we believe, should express its support for international proposals aimed at the settlement of the domestic crisis in Ukraine, namely the Geneva statement of April 17 and the Berlin joint declaration of July 2. The Security Council should voice an imperative demand address to the Ukrainian parties to the conflict to cease violence and fully implement the provisions of the above mentioned documents. And finally, the Security Council should call on the OEC to facilitate the settlement of the conflict by means of a special monitoring mission in Ukraine.”
Churkin said he hoped “the realization will come to the members of the Council who are blocking our efforts in the Council that something needs to be done, that simply this idea that, you know, people in the east are wrong, the Kiev authorities are right, and Russia is to blame for everything, this is not going to lead anywhere.”
On 30 June, an extended ceasefire that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had put in place ended, resulting in Ukrainian forces to engage in renewed military activity.