By attacking Ukraine, russia has attacked more than just one country, it has attacked the values of the United Nations, stated by President of the European Council Charles Michel in New York, speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council, according to interfax.com.ua.
The Kremlin may ban the use of the word "war." But this does not change the reality that breaks the heart. Thousands of dead Ukrainian women, children and men, atrocities, rapes, countless Ukrainian cities bombed and turned into ashes. This is a war, a barbaric war started by a permanent member of this Council," he said.
Addressing Ukraine's ambassador to the UN, Michel assured that the EU "will continue to support Ukraine and your people and will continue to put pressure on russia, to oppose russia with the truth."
"Russia attacked one country, one nation - Ukraine. But russia has also attacked the values and principles of this house - human dignity, tolerance, multilateral cooperation and international law. These are our common values, the foundation of this house. That is why this is not a war against one nation, this is a war against everything we have built over the last generations after the Second World War,” the President of the European Council is convinced.
At the same time, he assured that the EU's commitment to UN principles is unshakable. "The EU is a reliable, committed and respected partner, and we will continue to work together to build a safer, freer and more prosperous world," said Michel.
On June 6, the UN Security Council is holding a meeting on the situation in Ukraine, in particular the sexual violence of the occupiers against the civilian population.