Macron condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a ‘return to imperialism’, calls on UN to support path to peace |
Addressing world leaders on the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, Marcon said: “Today we need to make a simple choice – war or peace. jar”.
He recalled that at the end of February, “Russia, a permanent member of Security Councilthrough an act of aggression and invasion and annexation, broke our collective security … when it was intentionally violated uncharted and the principle of sovereign equality of nations”.
The French President said that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Russia’s aggression illegal and called for a troop withdrawal that, even as Russia continues its aggression, could pave the way for “other wars of annexation in Europe, today and possibly maybe tomorrow in Asia, or Africa or Latin Americas. “
“The longer this war drags on, the more it threatens Europe and the world. It could lead to greater conflict in which security and sovereignty no longer depend on the strength of alliances but on the strength of armed groups … and the submission of others,” he said. He said, adding: “What we have seen is a return to the age of imperialism. France rejects this and will steadfastly seek peace.”
Mr. Macron said that war “is undermining the principles of our Organization, is undermining the only possible world order, is undermining peace.”
With this in mind, he said he was, is and will continue to engage in dialogue with Moscow, “because only by working together can we find peace.” This includes, among others, “the humanitarian, military and political assistance that we are providing to the Ukrainian people so that they can enjoy the legal right to defend and uphold their sovereignty”.
Mr Macron said he rejected the stance of countries that said they remained “neutral”, declaring: “They are wrong. they are making a historic mistake”. President Macron declared: “Those who are keeping silent today are, in a way, complicit in the cause of a new imperialism …. are trampling on the existing order.”
Mr. Macron said it was not a matter of choosing between East and West, or north and south, “because wars in and out of wars threaten to divide the world” and he called on members of the Congress and the Ministry of Security. The council stands up for “our most precious common good – peace.”
He called on members of the Security Council “to act so that Russia rejects the path of war and assesses the cost to itself and to all of us – and indeed to put an end to this act of aggression. “
Turning to other pressing issues on the international agenda, Mr Macron stressed that with climate change, ecosystems “reach a point of no return”, food shortages and rising prices. famine, famine and terrorism, among other evils, “it is always the most vulnerable and the most affected.
“These are all things that we need to address urgently. Many of these problems are caused by divisions among us and therefore our shared responsibility is to help the most vulnerable cope with these challenges,” he said.
