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We completely reject the idea of a Europe enslaved by anyone
": said Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaking at the UN Security Council on Ukraine, where he reiterated that "Italy stands with Ukraine in full solidarity with its people".
In the UN meeting with Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, US Secretary of State Antony
Blinken thanked Italy
for "his leadership in providing assistance to Ukraine, including hosting more than 173,000 refugees".
State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
The two discussed shared efforts to aid Ukraine's self-defense, but also the challenges posed by China, and Blinken thanked Tajani for Italy's contributions to peace and security in Africa and the Mediterranean.
The UN Security Council should not be deceived by calls for an unconditional ceasefire, which Russia would use to rearm and consolidate its position on the ground: US Secretary of State Blinken said speaking at the United Nations Security Council.
"The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a flagrant violation of the UN Charter and international law."
This was reiterated by the secretary general Antonio Guterres when opening the Security Council.
"The purposes and principles of the UN Charter are not a matter of convenience, they are not just words, but are at the heart of who we are and reflect the guiding mission of the United Nations", he added, recalling that a year ago he had asked to give a chance at peace, "but peace had no chance".
The UN Security Council observed two separate minutes of silence, the first on the proposal of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba
for his country's victims and the second at the request of Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia for those of Russia in Ukraine since 2014.
"Ukraine will hold out as it has so far, Ukraine will win, and Putin will lose sooner than you think."
This was stated by the Ukrainian Foreign Minister
, Dmytro Kuleba, in the UN Security Council
, calling for action "united and quickly".
"In the short term, Ukraine must re-establish its sovereignty and territorial integrity within internationally recognized borders. In the long term, justice must be served."
This was stated by Kiev Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at the UN Security Council.
Kuleba "reiterated the request to establish a special court for Russian aggression in Ukraine".