Two years since the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine, the United Nations will remain fully committed to the latter’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, its senior official told the Security Council today, as Moscow and Kyiv traded accusations of violating the 2014 and 2015 Minsk agreements aimed at ending the conflict in Donbas.
“The approaching anniversary of the invasion is not only an occasion to recount the horrors of the past two years, but also a reminder that the armed conflict in Ukraine did not begin on 24 February 2022, but has been ongoing in the country’s east since 2014,” said Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, in his briefing to the 15-nation body.
He stated that although the UN was not a party to the Minsk agreements, it has expressed full support to all involved in their diplomatic efforts and to the full implementation of the accords and related measures in line with Council resolution 2202 (2015) and the presidential statement of 6 June 2018. Läs pressmeddelande