European Council President Charles Michel says that by attacking Ukraine, Russia has attacked not just one country, it has attacked the values of the United Nations.
Source: President of the European Council Charles Michel
“The Kremlin may prohibit and prosecute the use of the word “war”, but that does not change the heartbreaking reality. Thousands of dead Ukrainian women, children and men. Atrocities. Rapes. Countless Ukrainian cities were bombed into rubble. This is a war. A barbaric war waged by a permanent member of this Council.”
Addressing the Ambassador of Ukraine to the UN, Michel assured that the EU “will continue to back Ukraine. We will continue to support your country and your people. And we will continue to pressure Russia and confront Russia with the truth. Russia is attacking one country, one people, Ukraine. But Russia is also attacking the values and principles of this house. Human dignity, tolerance, multilateral cooperation and international law. These are our shared values, the bedrock of this house. So this is more than a war against one nation. It is a war against all that we have built over generations since World War II.”
He added, that the EU’s commitment to the UN Charter is unwavering. The European Union is a reliable, loyal and respected partner. They will continue to work together in the global arena to build a safer, freer and more prosperous world.
