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Russian Security Council Draft Resolution Seeks Ceasefire to Allow Ukrainian Civilians to Evacuate
Russian Security Council Draft Resolution Seeks Ceasefire to Allow Ukrainian Civilians to Evacuate
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The Russian military has taken a series of measures aimed at minimizing civilian casualties amid its ongoing military operation in Ukraine. Kiev and its... 15.03.2022, Sputnik International
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Russia has put together a draft text of a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire mechanism in Ukraine aimed at enabling the safe evacuation of civilians from areas where fighting is taking place.The draft text, seen by Sputnik, underscores the Security Council's concern for civilian casualties, as well as "the deteriorating humanitarian situation in and around Ukraine" generally, including growing numbers of internally displaced persons and refugees in need of humanitarian aid.The document calls on all parties to "ensure the protection of civilians and to refrain from attacks on, dismantling of or rendering unusable civilian objects," and condemns indiscriminate shelling of civilian infrastructure and the deployment of military equipment in or around densely populated areas.UN chief Antonio Guterres previously estimated that the body would need up to $1.7 billion to provide adequate humanitarian assistance to Ukraine over the next three months.The Russian draft calls for the protection of all civilians, including humanitarian personnel and vulnerable persons. Medical and humanitarian personnel, their vehicles, equipment, hospitals and other medical facilities are also given protected status under the draft resolution.Finally, the draft calls on all parties to allow for the safe and unhindered passage of persons outside Ukraine, including foreign nationals, and for the facilitation of humanitarian aid to those in need inside and outside the country.Ukraine Incomparable to US and NATO WarsCommenting on the draft proposal on Tuesday, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya told reporters that Moscow would soon "see whether the Security Council will be able to fulfill its mission on the adoption of a resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine."Nebenzya stressed that the Russian-sponsored resolution would include a requirement that all parties respect international humanitarian law and human rights, and condemn deliberate attacks on civilians. The diplomat also suggested that the resolutions on the issue submitted earlier by France and Mexico contain clauses which have nothing to do with the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.Commenting on the Russian military operation in Ukraine and its goals, Nebenzya said that a lasting halt in hostilities would be achieved when Russia's conditions - including Ukraine's demilitarization and denazification, and guarantees that Ukraine cannot join NATO, are fulfilled. This includes removing NATO membership from the text of the country's constitution for a start, the diplomat said.Nebenzya also dismissed comparisons between the Russian military operation in Ukraine and the actions of the US and its allies in places like Iraq and Libya.
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Russian Security Council Draft Resolution Seeks Ceasefire to Allow Ukrainian Civilians to Evacuate
15:12 GMT 15.03.2022 (Updated: 16:48 GMT 15.03.2022) The Russian military has taken a series of measures aimed at minimizing civilian casualties amid its ongoing military operation in Ukraine. Kiev and its Western allies have accused Moscow and its Donbass allies of "war crimes" and threatened to prosecute Russian officials at the International Criminal Court.
Russia has put together a draft text of a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire mechanism in Ukraine aimed at enabling the safe evacuation of civilians from areas where fighting is taking place.
The draft text, seen by Sputnik, underscores the Security Council's concern for civilian casualties, as well as "the deteriorating humanitarian situation in and around Ukraine" generally, including growing numbers of internally displaced persons and refugees in need of humanitarian aid.
The draft calls for a ceasefire mechanism to enable the "rapid, safe, voluntary and unhindered evacuation of all civilians, emphasizing the need for parties concerned to agree to humanitarian pauses to this end."
The document calls on all parties to "ensure the protection of civilians and to refrain from attacks on, dismantling of or rendering unusable civilian objects," and condemns indiscriminate shelling of civilian infrastructure and the deployment of military equipment in or around densely populated areas.
The resolution's text also calls on members to provide support for the UN's emergency humanitarian response programme, pointing to the body's "coordinating role" in "providing humanitarian assistance within Ukraine and beyond."
UN chief Antonio Guterres previously estimated that the body would need up to $1.7 billion to provide adequate humanitarian assistance to Ukraine over the next three months.
The Russian draft calls for the protection of all civilians, including humanitarian personnel and vulnerable persons. Medical and humanitarian personnel, their vehicles, equipment, hospitals and other medical facilities are also given protected status under the draft resolution.
Finally, the draft calls on all parties to allow for the safe and unhindered passage of persons outside Ukraine, including foreign nationals, and for the facilitation of humanitarian aid to those in need inside and outside the country.
A UN spokesperson welcomed the Russian draft resolution, saying the agency welcomes any progress toward a cessation of hostilities and the creation of conditions to provide humanitarian access in Ukraine.
Ukraine Incomparable to US and NATO Wars
Commenting on the draft proposal on Tuesday, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya told reporters that Moscow would soon "see whether the Security Council will be able to fulfill its mission on the adoption of a resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine."
Nebenzya stressed that the Russian-sponsored resolution would include a requirement that all parties respect international humanitarian law and human rights, and condemn deliberate attacks on civilians. The diplomat also suggested that the resolutions on the issue submitted earlier by France and Mexico contain clauses which have nothing to do with the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
Commenting on the Russian military operation in Ukraine and its goals, Nebenzya said that a lasting halt in hostilities would be achieved when Russia's conditions - including Ukraine's demilitarization and denazification, and guarantees that Ukraine cannot join NATO, are fulfilled. This includes removing NATO membership from the text of the country's constitution for a start, the diplomat said.
Nebenzya also dismissed comparisons between the Russian military operation in Ukraine and the actions of the US and its allies in places like Iraq and Libya.
"Every situation is unique, but [during the US-led wars] there was nothing like the current furious hysteria. When the US invaded Iraq...there were no resolutions from the Security Council, nothing that could be compared to what we face today," the Russian diplomat said.
