One year after the start of the war in Ukraine, the Argentine government reiterates its condemnation of the Russian invasion and demands the cessation of hostilities

Today, a year after the start of the war in Ukraine, the Argentine government issued a statement in which it reiterates its damn to the invasion of Russia in the country presided over by Volodimir Zelensky. At the same time, the administration of President Alberto Fernández demanded for the cease fire in Eastern Europe to “take back the table of dialogue” and thus work for a “lasting peace”.

“A year after the invasion of Ukrainian territory by Russia, the Argentine Republic reiterates the urgent appeal for the cessation of hostilities and the return to the negotiating table, the only way to achieve lasting peace”, begins the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. International Trade and Worship published this Friday.

After Argentina voted yesterday at the UN on a resolution demanding the “immediate withdrawal” of Russian troops from Ukraine, the portfolio headed by the Foreign Minister cafe santiago reaffirmed “its attachment to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of States and to human rights, permanent axes of our country’s foreign policy”. And in the same sense, they pointed out that the country “refuse the use of force as a mechanism for conflict resolution and, in this sense, reiterates its condemnation of the invasion of Ukrainian territory by Russia.”

In another section of the note, after reviewing the humanitarian missions led by national delegations in Ukrainian lands, Argentina expressed its disagreement with Vladimir Putin’s decision to suspend Russia’s participation in the bilateral agreement. of nuclear disarmament that it maintains with the United States. “The Argentine government notes with concern the announcement made in recent days referring to Russia’s suspension of the bilateral nuclear disarmament agreement it maintains with the United States, further increasing the hazard of a new escalation, this time to nuclear dimensions. These are the two countries that possess the most nuclear weapons in the world,” the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns.

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On this point, the national government has called “Avoid any action that could endanger nuclear installations or those containing radioactive materials and expose the population to a future that is difficult to measure”.

Finally, Argentina called for a “peaceful settlement of disputes” end the war between the Russians and the Ukrainians. “We call on all parties involved to defuse the conflict, the policy of escalation only portends destruction. Dialogue is the only way. The world cannot bear more suffering or tolerate more death. peace is urgent“, concludes the note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On the eve of the first anniversary of the violent armed confrontation between Russia and Ukraine, the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved by an overwhelming majority a resolution calling for there “immediate withdrawal” Russian Ukrainian troops put an end to the war started a year ago by Moscow.

By 141 votes for —including Argentina—, 7 against (Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Nicaragua, Mali and Syria) and 32 abstentions, the international community approved the resolution “Principles of the Charter of Nations on which a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine is based. At the same time, sponsored by dozens of countries and faced with the notable abstention of China, the UN forum reiterated its “attachment” to the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine.

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Likewise, the international organization demanded that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders”, referring to the territories annexed by Moscow. Since Wednesday, representatives of dozens of countries have marched to the UN rostrum in support of Ukraine, whose Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba the day before urged the world to choose “between good and evil”.

The text, which is not binding, also calls for the “cessation of hostilities” and “stresses the need to achieve as soon as possible a general, just and lasting peace in Ukraine, in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations “.

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