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DATELINE: 11 MARCH 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
11 MARCH 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“The EU calls for the respect of international law, international humanitarian law and human rights in every context they are at risk or actively violated. Be it in Gaza, Sudan, the DRC, Myanmar, Haiti or Ukraine. Yet, for three long years, we have been witnessing an illegal war of aggression aimed at destroying a Member State of the UN.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“The UN Charter is sacrosanct for a safer world. Be it in Ukraine or any other country. That is why the EU has supported Ukraine, in line with its right to self-defense under the Charter. And why we stand firmly with Ukraine for a just and lasting peace in line with the Charter.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“Also because Russia has brought others – North Korea, Iran – to support its colonial battle too. North Korea’s arms transfers to Russia, the presence of troops on the ground, as well as its nuclear weapons programme are serious violations of international law and Resolutions of this Security Council. Iran’s military support to Russia, including the delivery of ballistic missiles, is a major threat to international security.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“We support a future state of Palestine with Gaza as an integral part of it. And we will work with the international community in rebuilding Gaza.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“Humanitarian needs continue to rise globally. Though others pull back, the EU will always step up, with almost two billion euro this year alone.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
14. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russian Federation:
“Some countries are today upset that we are not engaging in dialogue with Europe. Russia has not engaged in dialogue with Europe not because we suspended such dialogue but simply because the EU itself did this. There are no longer any interlocuters of sound mind left for us to speak to.”
15. Wide shot, Security Council
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Dorothy Shea, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“The United States, as President Trump has made clear, is committed to ending the war and achieving a durable peace. We are counting on Europe and the European Union to help facilitate and to help underwrite that peace. Once a durable peace has been achieved, it will be more urgent than ever for the EU and its Member States – in this forum and others – to play a key role in providing security guarantees. Europe must be strong, resilient, self-sufficient to ensure not just peace and security in Europe, but to be a true partner in ensuring international peace and security.”
17. Wide shot, Security Council
18. Wide shot, ambassadors walking to stakeout
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“The world is more dangerous now than it has ever been since the Cold War. From Russia's war against Ukraine, to conflicts in the Middle East and crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, global security is eroding fast. But this is precisely why the United Nations is needed. And without it, the world would face even greater chaos.”
20. Wide shot, ambassadors at stakeout
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“In Syria, the path to stability remains fraught, as the recent shocking violence, has underscored. I call on all sides to seek peaceful solutions and to overcome the spiral of violence.”
22. Wide shot, ambassadors at stakeout
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“I agree with the president Trump that the killing must stop. Putin can end this war instantly: all he needs to do is to stop bombing Ukraine. Instead, Russian attacks have intensified in recent days, once again showing that Russia does not want peace. Any deal with Putin must be backed by strong security guarantees. Russia's track record of broken treaties leaves no room for trust.”
24. Wide shot, ambassadors at stakeout
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“In response to Russia's threats, EU leaders have pledged to massively increase military spending, not to provoke a conflict with Russia, but to prevent it. As we strengthen Europe, the EU will remain a predictable, reliable and credible partner for the United Nations. Yes, the world is ablaze today, but the multilateral system we built remains the best path to a more stable world.”
26. Wide shot, ambassadors at stakeout
European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said, “EU leaders have pledged to massively increase military spending, not to provoke a conflict with Russia, but to prevent it.”
Addressing the Security Council today (11 Mar) Kallas, said that the EU calls for the respect of international law, international humanitarian law and human rights “in every context they are at risk or actively violated. Be it in Gaza, Sudan, the DRC, Myanmar, Haiti or Ukraine. Yet, for three long years, we have been witnessing an illegal war of aggression aimed at destroying a Member State of the UN.”
She also said, “The UN Charter is sacrosanct for a safer world. Be it in Ukraine or any other country. That is why the EU has supported Ukraine, in line with its right to self-defense under the Charter. And why we stand firmly with Ukraine for a just and lasting peace in line with the Charter.”
She continued, “Also because Russia has brought others – North Korea, Iran – to support its colonial battle too. North Korea’s arms transfers to Russia, the presence of troops on the ground, as well as its nuclear weapons programme are serious violations of international law and Resolutions of this Security Council. Iran’s military support to Russia, including the delivery of ballistic missiles, is a major threat to international security.”
She said, “We support a future state of Palestine with Gaza as an integral part of it. And we will work with the international community in rebuilding Gaza.”
She added, “Humanitarian needs continue to rise globally. Though others pull back, the EU will always step up, with almost two billion euro this year alone.”
Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, said, “Some countries are today upset that we are not engaging in dialogue with Europe. Russia has not engaged in dialogue with Europe not because we suspended such dialogue but simply because the EU itself did this. There are no longer any interlocuters of sound mind left for us to speak to.”
Dorothy Shea, US Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said, “The United States, as President Trump has made clear, is committed to ending the war and achieving a durable peace. We are counting on Europe and the European Union to help facilitate and to help underwrite that peace. Once a durable peace has been achieved, it will be more urgent than ever for the EU and its Member States – in this forum and others – to play a key role in providing security guarantees. Europe must be strong, resilient, self-sufficient to ensure not just peace and security in Europe, but to be a true partner in ensuring international peace and security.”
Addressing the press after the Council, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said, “The world is more dangerous now than it has ever been since the Cold War. From Russia's war against Ukraine, to conflicts in the Middle East and crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, global security is eroding fast. But this is precisely why the United Nations is needed. And without it, the world would face even greater chaos.”
She also said, “In Syria, the path to stability remains fraught, as the recent shocking violence, has underscored. I call on all sides to seek peaceful solutions and to overcome the spiral of violence.”
She continued, “I agree with the president Trump that the killing must stop. Putin can end this war instantly: all he needs to do is to stop bombing Ukraine. Instead, Russian attacks have intensified in recent days, once again showing that Russia does not want peace. Any deal with Putin must be backed by strong security guarantees. Russia's track record of broken treaties leaves no room for trust.”
She stressed, “In response to Russia's threats, EU leaders have pledged to massively increase military spending, not to provoke a conflict with Russia, but to prevent it. As we strengthen Europe, the EU will remain a predictable, reliable and credible partner for the United Nations. Yes, the world is ablaze today, but the multilateral system we built remains the best path to a more stable world.”
