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191 sentences in 54 speeches for Russia
Download CSVUkraine · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Day 2 · 34 sentences
- The President wrote that Russia has lost control of its diesel oil industry due to its war with Ukraine.
- Russia messed up.
- After losing so many people, Russia managed to capture just over 1,000 square kilometers of our land this year.
- Russia is a country that already has 17 million square kilometers of its own land without any Ukrainian territory, by the way.
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 12 sentences
- Such a constructive philosophy is also the basis for Russia's foreign policy.
- Russia, together with other responsible states, stands ready to constructively contribute to stabilizing this strategically important region.
- And Belgrade is basically being forced to impose sanctions against Russia in exchange for nebulous prospects of Euro integration.
- In this spirit of running Russia out of international law and security, there are reckless actions being taken in Ukraine.
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 10 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, the one conflict that poses the greatest threat to the world order is Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, supported by its proxies.
- In the 12 years since the illegal occupation of Crimea, Russia has escalated from clandestine operations and limited warfare in eastern Ukraine to massive military operations, mass killings, and ultimately the largest drone attacks against civilian infrastructure the world has ever seen.
- In the last 55 months, Russia has suffered 1.5 million military casualties.
- In all but name, Russia has already lost the war.
Latvia · Edgars Rinkēvičs · Day 2 · 10 sentences
- Russia's war against Ukraine strikes at the very heart of the United Nations Charter.
- Borders changed by force, territory sized by force, children taken by force, Ukrainian civilians targeted by Russia, schools, hospitals, homes, markets, energy infrastructure.
- Russia's attacks reach far beyond the battlefield.
- Russia is a permanent member of Security Council.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 9 sentences
- Ladies and gentlemen, One of the biggest tests for the UN's relevance is Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
- For more than 12 years ago, since the illegal annexation of Crimea and occupation of eastern Ukraine in 2014, a permanent member of the Security Council, the Russian Federation, has been perpetrating a war of aggression at the very heart of Europe.
- The consequences of Russia's aggression, however, extend beyond Ukraine and Europe.
- For example, by increasingly targeting Ukraine's Black Sea ports, commercial shipping, grain infrastructure, and alternative export routes, Russia is putting global food security at grave risk.
Sweden · Maria Malmer Stenergard · Day 4 · 8 sentences
- Mr. President, Russia's aggression against Ukraine is a blatant violation of international law.
- Russia has not only violated the UN Charter, it has repeatedly violated international humanitarian law and human rights law.
- Russia must also be held accountable for its breaches of the Chemical Weapons Convention, both on and off the battlefield.
- Russia's war of aggression against a peaceful neighbor is one of the biggest strategic mistakes and moral failures of the 21st century.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 7 sentences
- But we will not play Russia's game of trading escalatory rhetoric.
- Unlike Russia, we do not seek confrontation.
- Meanwhile, Russia was targeting their energy infrastructure, trying to make them suffer even more.
- We're leading the charge in raising the cost for Russia of continuing this senseless and illegal war.
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- This includes using its influence to help bring Russia's aggression against Ukraine to an end.
- That aggression was launched and continues to be waged by another permanent member of the UN Security Council, Russia, in violation of the UN Charter and fundamental principles of international law.
- Russia's aggression continues to inflict enormous suffering on the Ukrainian people.
- Russia's aggressive posture poses a direct threat to European security as a whole.
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- At the very moment the foundations of the UN were being laid, my nation, a victim of two totalitarian regimes, was under the domination of one of them, Soviet Russia, and after several years of devastating occupation of the other, Germany.
- Ladies and gentlemen, for many years, representatives of my country have been trying in this chamber and in the Security Council to point out that a situation in which a permanent member of the Council, Russia, attempts unsuccessfully but with ruthless persistence to conquer a neighboring state and destabilize the entire region is violation of the principles we all uphold as signatories to the Charter of the United Nations.
- Russia is destabilizing the situation in Europe through open aggression, hybrid operations, acts of subversion and sabotage, and by ignoring successive resolutions of this Assembly.
- Ladies and gentlemen, the Russian Federation, guided by an imperial and neo-colonial vision of the world, is attempting to impose its will on others.
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- That is why we have condemned and continue to condemn Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
- We will continue to support Ukraine for as long as necessary while working towards a just peace and towards a future in which Russia can once again be a partner in dialogue rather than a threat to Europe.
- Russia, as a permanent member of the Security Council, cannot evade its responsibilities.
- It is the first step towards a European security that protects everyone, including Russia.
Slovenia · Janez Janša · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- Distinguished delegates, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and a direct assault on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a member state.
- Russia's occupation and attempted illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 challenged the fundamental rule of our international order, territory, cannot be acquired by force.
- As Mustafa Dzhemilev, the leader of Crimean Tatars, reminded us at yesterday's Crimea Platform Summit, the international response to Russia's aggression in 2014 was too little, too late.
- Russia was never effectively stopped.
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 5 sentences
- Mr. President, today, Russia's legal war in Ukraine is more deadly for civilians than at any point since the start of their full-scale invasion.
- Russia's reckless drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian towns and cities continue to intensify.
- Russia could halt its brutal attacks at any time, yet it refuses to do so.
- Russia's actions have already had direct global impact in increased food and energy costs.
Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- In response to Russia's attacks on ports and grain infrastructure, which disrupted global food supply chains, and deepened food insecurity for millions of people, Romania has coordinated with Ukraine on the transit of grain through Romania by rail and by waterway.
- It is facing the economic shock caused by Russia's aggression and a sustained hybrid campaign consisting of disseminating disinformation, energy pressure, and attempts to destabilize its democratic institutions.
- The threat posed by the Russian Federation is not only limited to Ukraine.
- The suspension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative following Russia's unilateral withdrawal in 2023 reminds us that agreements only matter when the parties honor their commitments.
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 4 sentences
- We can see that with the war of aggression by Russia on Ukraine.
- This was a war chosen by Russia, the consequences of which are worldwide in scope.
- The violation of the UN Charter and of international law attacks by Russia on Ukraine also threaten the security of civilian populations beyond Ukraine's borders, and it is unacceptable that over the last 12 months, Russia has on several occasions threatened the security of several European Union member states.
- Russia must bring an end to this dangerous escalation, and the international community must do its utmost and use all of the tools available to it to bring an end to this war and to create the conditions for negotiations for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.
Republic of Moldova · Vasile Tofan · Day 5 · 4 sentences
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- In Ukraine, Russia's full-scale invasion has subjected a sovereign country to a brutal war in blatant violation of the Charter.
- mainly in Ukraine, but also more recently in parts of Russia.
- Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, five major Western oil companies have pocketed nearly half a trillion dollars in profits.
United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- We're working very closely with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, and we will get that one done.
- We continue to seek an end the disastrous war between Russia and Ukraine, which is killing, as I said, thousands and thousands of people every month.
- This is the group that came up with the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax, the Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine hoax, climate change, open borders.
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 3 sentences
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- As expected, for more than four years, we have had this devastating war in Ukraine, a war that now has backfired into Russia.
- Russia, US, China, France, the UK, all members of the NPT, were joined by four countries, not members of NPT, Israel, India, Pakistan, North Korea.
- No thought was given to the tens of millions of fellow human beings pushed back to extreme deprivation by COVID-19, Ukraine-Russia war, And as if innocent bystanders on the periphery had not suffered enough, we are presented with another catastrophe, the Iran war and disruption of vital waterways for trade.
Armenia · Nikol Pashinyan · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- For the first time since the early '90s, Armenia will get railway connection with Azerbaijan and thus also with Russia, Central Asia and China.
- Our relations with Russia are in a transformation phase, and this is a natural process because throughout the entire preceding period, the largest factor influencing relations between Armenia and Russia was the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.
- Now that we have established peace with Azerbaijan, Armenia-Russia relations will naturally change, and it is our desire that these relations develop on the basis of the principles of friendship and mutual respect.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Rob Jetten · Day 3 · 3 sentences
Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- When we condemn Russia's clear violation of international law in Ukraine, it is equally important to speak out of Israel's violations of the same rules in Palestine.
- Grain and fertilizer supplies disrupted by Russia's war against Ukraine undermine food security far beyond Europe's shores.
- Russia's war against Ukraine and the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz teach us the same lesson.
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Russia's war targets the lives of millions of innocent people, the existence of the Ukrainian state and culture, and the European peace order.
- This is why we will continue to urge Russia to finally come to the negotiation table.
- I call on every Member State to join us in convincing Russia that the future is built at the negotiation table, not on dead bodies in cities and villages.
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 3 sentences
- Do the peoples of the United Europe really crave some sort of revenge against Russia, especially at the cost of their own impoverishment?
- No. Its goal, as they say, is to inflict a civilizational defeat on Russia, to weaken, humiliate and break it, and to continue living off Russian resources, but not at the cost of its own citizens' lives, rather at the cost of ordinary Ukrainians.
- It will abandoning the policies of neo-colonialism and putting aside the self-imposed isolation to which the EU is condemning itself by creating a new iron curtain along its borders with Belarus and Russia.
Türkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Luxembourg · Guillaume of Luxembourg · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Palau · Surangel Whipps · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Serbia · Aleksandar Vučić · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Guyana · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Hungary · András Bálint Baka · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Portugal · Luís Montenegro · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Georgia · Irakli Kobakhidzhe · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Nicaragua · Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker · Day 5 · 1 sentence
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Mali · Abdoulaye Diop · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Congo · Constant Serge Bounda · Day 6 · 1 sentence
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 1 sentence
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 1 sentence