Kyslytsya at UN Security Council: Russia does not cross your 'red lines' — it walks red carpet
The UN Security Council’s leniency towards Russia has been stretched so far that it is broken, and the system does not work for anyone, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN Serhiy Kyslytsya said at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
"This is why we call for action. And if the Security Council is immobilized by Russia’s presence, then we must seek other formats and forms of such action. We have heard now and then that Russia would never cross this or that red line of the civilised world. But open your eyes! Russia is not crossing your lines – it is walking down a red carpet. A carpet, woven from weak responses, unfounded hopes, and complacency," Kyslytsya said in his speech.
"In truth, it is not even a red carpet but a river of blood, one that began flowing the moment Russia was given the Soviet seat in this Chamber," he stressed.
"Do I need to remind anyone whose blood flows in this river?" the Permanent Representative added.
"What else needs to happen for the world to finally accept the truth that Russia will not cease further damaging the cornerstones of global security until they are dismantled or until Russia is stopped? And this is not an alarmist doomsday prediction from a pundit on a political talk show. It is simply a description of what is happening before your eyes – the same "RUtflix" series we all are watching," Kyslytsya said.
He also pointed out that even in the face of the developing military alliance between Russia and the DPRK, there are still people who desperately want to believe that limiting Ukraine’s ability to defend itself – and now against two nuclear-armed states – will somehow make those states more inclined to peace.
According to the permanent representative, such a position is either infantile or cynical, and tying the hands of a defending state can only provide a few years of peace at the expense of Ukraine, its people and its infrastructure.
"And Ukraine will never agree to such a scenario. I do believe that other responsible nations will not either," the diplomat said.