Tense exchanges between Ukraine and Russia at UN security council

In a tense exchange with the Russian ambassador, Ukraine's representative to the United Nations has told the security council that Russian president Vladimir Putin has 'declared war on Ukraine'.

Russia’s representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, has justified Russia’s military operations under article 51 of the UN charter, which allows for 'self-defence'.

The council met as Ukrainian officials confirmed missile strikes on a number of Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has introduced martial law while urging to people to remain calm.

He added that he has spoken with US president Joe Biden, and told Ukrainians to stay home and to stay calm: 'The army works. I will be with you all the time. Stay strong. We will win because we are Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine.'

#russia #ukraine #unitednations

[utsjvgx]

I feel for the innocent civilians who have nothing to do with this :(

[jmb]

These aren't sanctions, they are special economic operations.

[michaelperkins]

"This isn't a war, it's a Special Military Operation."
"He isn't the Russian President, he's a very naughty boy."

[bubblegaminglol]

“It isn’t war, it’s a special military operation”

He didn’t do a front flip he rotated his body a full 360 degrees

[konradwauschkuhn]

This isn‘t a car, it‘s a four-wheeled motor vehicle for personal transport.

[generallegath]

"It isn't war, it's a special military operation."

He didn't die, he passed away.

[shaun]

“This isn’t war, it’s a special military operation”

That's a distinction without a difference

[adrianvarasuner]

“This isn’t war, it’s a special military operation”

“It’s not night-time, it’s dark outside”

[InspireMe]

the ukraine ambassador emotions says it all for ukraine.

[russell]

He didn’t even have the bottle to admit what his country is doing what a coward. A man is pleading with you to stop the war and you basically say there is no war

[meatbleed]

"It's not war, it's a special military operation." Stunned a room full of grown adults missed that. I imagine it's easy to invade a country when they just allow war if it's called something else.

[eternaldespot]

“There is no purgatory for war criminals”

[IMMACUTMAN]

Something about the Ukraine representative sitting alone, calling out the Russian ambassador, who is the head of the UN Security Council, sat among all those other members. It speaks volumes.

[edmund]

"Old men start it, young men fight it, nobody wins, everybody in the middle dies, and no one tells the truth."

[hoviksmail]

Russia: "It's not war, a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state"
Dictionary: "Yea, that's called War"

[josefsstationrc]

“We’re not aggressive towards the Ukrainian people”

And all the jokes you can tell yourself, Volume II

[harryvh]

“War is young men dying and old men talking”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

[kireitonsi]

“This isn’t war, it’s a special military operation”
This isn’t a ball, it’s a sphere

[guy]

"It isn't war, it's a special military operation."

He didn't win, I just lost.

[danteglory]

"This isn't called a war, it's called a special military operation". Ah so were using the Vietnam excuse?