Around 20,000 Ukrainian children have been kidnapped and deported to Russia. Occasionally 5 or 10 children have been exchanged between Russia and Ukraine but most have not. Most are re-educated, forcibly adopted into Russian or Belarusian families and obstacles are … Continue reading →
Speaking in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on 14 May 2024, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Russian President Vladimir Putin must pay to rebuild what he has destroyed in Ukraine. “What Putin destroyed, Russia should – must – … Continue reading →
On the third anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the United States voted in the same way as Russia on two resolutions at the UN General Assembly meeting on 25 February. First the US joined its new ally Russia … Continue reading →
On 18 February 2025, the third anniversary of Russia’s totally illegal invasion of Ukraine, the habitual liar Donald Trump blamed Ukraine, addressing President Zelensky as follows: You should have never started [the war]. You could have made a deal… I … Continue reading →
This audio contains an interview with Michael McFaul, Professor of Political Science, Director of Freeman Spogli Institute & Hoover Senior Fellow all at Stanford University. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 2012-2014 and was a close friend of Navalny. … Continue reading →
On 20 September 2023 the UN Security Council held a high-level open debate on Ukraine. The meeting was entitled Upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter through effective multilateralism: Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine Several heads … Continue reading →
On 18 July the UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations delivered the following statement to the UN General Assembly: When we gathered for this debate on 24 February 2022, we stood on the edge of war, urging Russia … Continue reading →
Fear of the truth is characteristic of all authoritarian regimes. 4 June is the day when this fear is exemplified in both China and Russia. It may be no coincidence that the governments of both countries have ambitions to take … Continue reading →
On 24 April the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, UN Security Council President for April, chaired a debate on effective multilateralism. Speaking in his national capacity, Sergey Lavrov said that the United Nations-centred global system is now “enduring a profound … Continue reading →
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Antonio Guterres said “There will be an end, there is an end of everything, but I do not see an end of the war in the immediate future. I do not … Continue reading →