UK Ambassador Tells UN Security Council Britain and Partners Will Stand by Ukraine Through the Winter
The UK government on November 9 published the full text of a statement by Ambassador Sarah MacIntosh, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
MacIntosh cited a series of recent Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians. On October 30, she said, a Russian drone struck a railway station in Dnipro, killing at least 15 civilians and injuring another 14. On November 2, Russian bombs struck a school operating as an aid centre in the Zaporizhzhia region, killing at least 55 Ukrainian civilians, among the deadliest attacks of the war. On November 7, Russian drones and missiles hit civilian energy and wider infrastructure, including Kyiv's northern bridge, and on November 8 Russia's attacks killed a further 7 Ukrainian civilians. In the last four months, she said, such Russian attacks have killed over 1,540 Ukrainian civilians.
Since President Trump called for an energy ceasefire on October 11, Russia has launched over 150 ballistic missiles at Ukraine, mainly at energy infrastructure, she said. The UN Commission of Inquiry reported last month that Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure constitute war crimes, according to the statement.
'For the past four years, President Putin has sought to use winter to do what his missiles have failed to do: to break the resolve of Ukraine's people. Each year, that has failed,' she said. 'And we, along with our partners, will stand by Ukraine through the winter, and for as long as it takes, as they continue to resist Russia's aggression and fight for peace. Because Europe's commitment to supporting Ukraine is unshakeable.'
She welcomed the humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky, brokered with the support of the United States, which allowed aid to reach civilians, but said it should not take an extraordinary intervention to secure a few days of safety. Russia suffered 54,000 casualties last month alone and has gained net zero territory this year, she said. 'Russia has a choice. Continue the painful and costly war - or choose peace.'
(Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：位于纽约的联合国安理会会议厅（资料图）。美国国务院摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The UN Security Council chamber in New York (file photo). Photo by the U.S. Department of State, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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