Ukraine has seen its legitimate leader Yanukovich ousted in anti-government protests that took a violent turn on February 18. The country’s parliament then appointed an interim head of state and approved a new government.
Yanukovich said at a news conference in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Friday that he still remains the legitimately elected president of Ukraine.
- A diplomatic source in the UN earlier told an Itar-Tass correspondent that the Security Council members had not finally agreed on the meeting.
- Lithuania, which holds the Security Council’s rotating presidency in February, earlier today confirmed that it had received Ukraine’s request to hold a meeting on the situation in the former Soviet republic.
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING BY MARTIN NESIRKY,
SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON
FRIDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2014
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SECURITY COUNCIL TO MEET ON UKRAINE
- The Security Council will hold a private meeting on Friday afternoon, followed by consultations on the situation in Ukraine.
- Asked how the United Nations could deal with the claims by the two sides in Ukraine, the Spokesperson said that Ukraine is a sovereign state all the people of Ukraine deserve to have their demands met in a peaceful way, through dialogue.
- He noted that Robert Serry, whom the Secretary-General had sent to Kiev this week, is meeting with different interlocutors. Mr. Serry has been following recent developments, including in Crimea. The Spokesperson said it was important for all sides to lower tensions and resolve any disputes through dialogue.
- Nesirky noted, in response to further questions, that Mr. Serry, in his discussions, had pointed to the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine.........http://www.un.org/sg/spokesperson/highlights/index.asp
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US envoy to UN calls for urgent mediation on Ukraine's Crimea...
ReplyDeleteThe United States on Friday called for an urgent, international mediation mission to the Crimea to de-escalate tensions in the region following an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council.
"The United States calls for an urgent, international mediation mission to the Crimea to begin to de-escalate the situation and facilitate productive and peaceful dialogue among all Ukranian parties," said US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power.
Voice of Russia, RIA
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_03_01/US-envoy-to-UN-calls-for-urgent-mediation-on-Ukraines-Crimea-6851/
1/3/14
Ukraine crisis: Obama warns Russia against intervention...
ReplyDeleteUS President Barack Obama has warned Russia there will be "costs" for any military intervention in Ukraine.
He said he was deeply concerned by reports of Russian military movements inside the country.
Ukraine's acting president has accused Russia of deploying troops to Crimea and trying to provoke Kiev into "armed conflict".
Russia's UN ambassador said any troop movements in Crimea were within an existing arrangement with Ukraine.................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26394846
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