Ukraine presents draft resolution to UN on compensation for damage caused by Russia’s aggression

On Monday, 14 November, Serhii Kyslytsia, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, presented a draft resolution to a special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the compensation mechanism for the damage caused by the full-scale Russian invasion.

Source: European Pravda, citing Ukrinform

In his address to the UN General Assembly, Kyslytsia reiterated that thanks to its veto power, Russia blocks the work of the UN Security Council, preventing the adoption of any binding decision condemning Russian aggression.

"Having blocked the Security Council, the successors to the Soviet Union are trying to silence the General Assembly. The UN should no longer tolerate this. Right now, there is yet another opportunity to send a clear signal to Russia and anyone else who ever considers using force to redraw internationally recognised borders," the Ukrainian diplomat emphasised.

He stressed that voting for the resolution does not mean siding with one of the parties to the conflict, because it is about supporting the United Nations Charter, its goals and principles, and international law in general.

"The proposal in front of you today is a proclamation that Russia must be held accountable for its violations of international law in Ukraine. It is a reaffirmation of the need for a specific mechanism for reparations that will breathe life into this proclamation," Kyslytsia said.

Kyslytsia pointed out that the resolution concerns not only Russia; he said that "it would work for the benefit of all those who were being threatened now or might be threatened later by the use of force."

Background: On Monday, 14 November, the UN General Assembly gathered for a special session, where they considered a draft resolution on creating a mechanism to compensate Ukraine for damages caused by a full-scale war started by Russia.

The document, entitled "Furtherance of Remedy and Reparation for Aggression against Ukraine", was prepared by Ukraine with the co-sponsorship of more than 50 countries. It contains UN member states’ recognition of the need to create a mechanism to compensate for the damage caused to Ukraine by Russia, and recommendations to create a register of such damage. It is, in particular, about damage caused to property under various forms of ownership, to natural and legal persons, to the environment, etc.

In September, it became known that Ukraine was lobbying the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution that would become the basis for the creation of an international compensation mechanism that could lead to the seizure of as much as US$300 billion of Russian state-owned assets overseas.

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