Det Udenrigspolitiske Nævn 2023-24, Forsvarsudvalget 2023-24, Europaudvalget 2023-24, Udenrigsudvalget 2023-24
UPN Alm.del Bilag 305, FOU Alm.del Bilag 179, EUU Alm.del Bilag 575, URU Alm.del Bilag 195
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APPEAL
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
to the parliaments and governments of foreign countries, international
organizations, parliamentary assemblies in support of the Global Peace Summit
Strongly condemning the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation
against Ukraine, which is a gross violation of the Charter of the United Nations and
generally recognized principles and norms of international law,
stressing that Ukraine is fighting for its independence, sovereignty and
preservation of the Ukrainian nation and aims to restore its territorial integrity within
the internationally recognized state borders of Ukraine, prevent a new war and ensure
conditions for successful and stable peaceful development,
stressing that in its policy Ukraine is guided by the goals and principles of
the Charter of the United Nations, uses its inalienable right to self-defence in
accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations and does not threaten
any state with force,
emphasizing the inadmissibility of violating the principle of territorial integrity
as one of the fundamental principles of international law,
insisting on the need to withdraw all Russian armed forces from the sovereign
territory of Ukraine,
stressing the need for the Russian Federation to release all Ukrainian prisoners
of war and illegally imprisoned civilians, as well as to return all deported persons,
including children, to Ukraine,
emphasizing the need to hold the Russian Federation accountable for all
violations of international law in or against Ukraine, including armed aggression, as
well as all persons guilty of crimes committed by the aggressor state on the territory of
Ukraine and against its citizens,
once again emphasizing the need to restore a comprehensive, just and
sustainable peace for Ukraine and the inadmissibility of a repetition of Russian armed
aggression in the future,
emphasizing the inherent right of Ukraine to independently determine
the conditions under which the aggressive war of the Russian Federation against
Ukraine should be ended,
stressing that Ukraine will never compromise with the aggressor state at
the expense of territorial concessions, as this not only violates the principle of territorial
integrity of our state and directly threatens the lives and well-being of people who
suffer under temporary occupation, but will also encourage the aggressor state to
further attempts to seize the territories of other states,
recognizing the Peace Formula of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr
Zelenskyy (Ukraine’s Peace Formula) as a comprehensive, realistic and effective peace
plan aimed at restoring a just peace for Ukraine,
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taking into account the fact that the key provisions of
Ukraine’s
Peace Formula
were reflected in the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly A/RES/ES-
11/6
“Principles
of the Charter of the United Nations underlying a comprehensive, just
and lasting peace in Ukraine” dated 23 February 2023, which was supported by 141
countries of the world,
expressing gratitude to the states and international institutions that joined
the consultations regarding
Ukraine’s
Peace Formula with the aim of agreeing on the
optimal ways of its implementation,
stressing the need to unite the efforts of the international community
–
all states
from all continents that respect the goals and principles of the Charter of the United
Nations
–
with the aim of restoring a just peace not only for Ukraine, but for the whole
world,
stressing that the Global Peace Summit will be an important stage in
the consolidation of the efforts of the international community aimed at restoring
respect for the norms of international law, protecting the principles of territorial
integrity and sovereignty of states that have faced serious systemic challenges due to
the unprovoked aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine,
underlining that Russian armed aggression poses a threat not only to Ukraine,
but also to the entire established international legal order, undermines the basic
principles of the global security system and defiantly violates the norms of international
law, causing instability and provoking new wars,
noting that the scale of destruction caused by Russian armed aggression has
already led to dire consequences, undermining global food, energy, environmental,
radiation and nuclear security in the world,
noting that the Global Peace Summit, which is designed to bring together
the leaders of states and international organizations on one platform, will make it
possible to develop a coordinated joint approach to end the aggressive war of the
Russian Federation against Ukraine, restore its territorial integrity within the
internationally recognized state borders of Ukraine, and as well as the creation and
introduction of effective mechanisms for the protection of the fundamental principles
of the international order,
emphasizing that the agenda of the Global Peace Summit should encompass
a broad spectrum of critical issues such as radiation and nuclear safety, food security,
and the release of prisoners and deportees, including children, the resolving of which
is of paramount global significance and is essential for safeguarding the lives and
security of millions worldwide,
based on the fact that the Global Peace Summit should provide a political
strategy for the preparation of a joint peace framework by the international community,
which should restore a comprehensive, just, sustainable peace for Ukraine, as well as
guarantee the non-recurrence of war in the future,
hoping that the holding of the Global Peace Summit and the consolidated
position of its participants will serve as a powerful signal to the Russian military-
political leadership regarding the futility of further attempts to nullify efforts to restore
a just and sustainable peace for Ukraine,
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noting that the participation in the Global Peace Summit of heads of states and
governments from all continents will testify that the international community does not
support the aggressive war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and advocates
the restoration of a just peace,
noting that the successful holding of the Global Peace Summit in the context of
the implementation of Ukraine’s Peace Formula will demonstrate the ability of
the international community to resist force challenges and revisionist attempts by the
Kremlin to reformat the modern system of international relations,
stating that the actions of the Russian Federation, in particular the continuation
of systematic terror against the civilian population of Ukraine and attempts to expand
the borders of the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, testify to the Russian
Federation's unwillingness to stop armed aggression and for now make it impossible
for the Russian Federation to join the peace process,
noting that the Russian Federation, seeing the danger of its aggressive plans in
the organization of the Global Peace Summit, is trying to disrupt its holding, exerting
pressure on other states to prevent their participation in the Summit and spreading
disinformation about its goals and expected results for global security,
based on the need to restore a comprehensive, just and stable peace for Ukraine,
the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine calls on the parliaments and governments of foreign
countries, international organizations, and parliamentary assemblies:
1) to promote the participation of the leaders of the states invited to the Global
Peace Summit, which will be held on 15-16 June 2024 in Bürgenstock, Swiss
Confederation, and thus demonstrate their responsible position, the desire to restore
a just peace and respect for the Charter of the United Nations;
2) to demonstrate unity and determination in protecting the goals and principles
of the Charter of the United Nations and to oppose the destructive actions of
the Russian Federation aimed at dividing the international community in order to force
it to agree to the occupation and annexation of Ukrainian territories and the
acceptability of achieving political goals by force;
3) to support
Ukraine’s
Peace Formula as a comprehensive, effective and
realistic peace plan and join the preparation of a common peace framework that should
put an end to Russian armed aggression against Ukraine;
4) to counteract the attempts of the aggressor state to
“legitimize”
its violations
of the goals and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, recognizing the right
of Ukraine to fight against armed aggression until the full restoration of its territorial
integrity within the internationally recognized state borders of Ukraine;
5) to refuse any support for the so-called
“peaceful
ideas”, which, in fact, offer
to agree with the actions of the aggressor state and to end the Russian armed aggression
against Ukraine at the expense of compromises and concessions to the aggressor,
disregarding the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine expresses its sincere gratitude to foreign
countries that provide defence, financial, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, as well as
comprehensive support to citizens of Ukraine who have been granted refuge on their
territory as a result of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.