Ukrainian prime minister called on world leaders at Antalya Diplomatic Forum to take action to stop Russia invasion of Ukraine.
“I call on all the leaders who listen to me now to show the greatest political will and the greatest human responsibility to take all measures to stop (the) atrocities now,” said Denys Shmyhal in son speech at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in southern Turkey.
Chmyhal, wearing army khakis while he was talking via besieged ukraine video, also called on leaders to urge Russia to use all son power to “stop a humanitarian crisis” in son country.
“Do it clear to (the) Kremlin and to all those who to participate, support or promote its aggressive policies that they will not have place go, no place hide, no place for trade with. If they do, tomorrow or the day after, your country may fall under attack too. the future depends on all of you, he said in a speech that met applause from public of most international leaders in Antalia.
Shmyhal spoke in the frame of a panel titled “Price of peace or cost of War” during the three-day Antalya Diplomatic Forum, which lasts until Sunday. The high level event gathers participants from 75 countriesincluding 17 heads of state 80 government ministers and 39 representatives of international organizations.
Shmyhal said that participation of representatives of Ukraine in the forum designed for give a new push for diplomacy for to resolve problems of nowadays” would be “completely different”.
“Two weeks ago we were working on prepare the visit of the Ukrainian delegation led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Antalya. During this visit, they were to share Ukraine experience in diplomacy and its vision of how this should be reinforced.
“In the morning of On February 24, the world changed. And not only for Ukraine,” he said, referring to the start of The Russian War on Ukraine.
“Russia has insidiously attacked peaceful Ukraine, its people and the infrastructure of the air and soil,” he said.
Zelensky remains in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, with russian soil attack on the city seeming close to imminent.
Following Turkey’s efforts, the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers met in Antalya on Thusday, for their first face-for-face meeting since the beginning of the war, but the talks did not lead to a breakthrough.
At least 564 civilians were killed and 982 others injured in Ukraine from the beginning of war, according to United Nations figures.
More than 2.5 millions Ukrainians have also fled to the neighbors countries, with some 2 millions of internally displaced people, according to the UN refugee agency.
Also addressing the event was NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who said concrete support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia exerts ‘strong pressure’ on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Of course, these sanctions are costly for the whole world including for also the countries who are imposing the sanctions,” the NATO chief said. “But at the same time, we have to react when we see that Russia is blatantly violating international law, invade in a brutal way an independent sovereign country, Ukraine,” he said.
He recalled that 140 nations at the UN had strongly condemned Russia, saying: “NATO and NATO allies have imposed serious sanctions to put maximum pressure on Russia and this increased probability for at some point accepting that they have to sit down down at the negotiating table.”
He added: “We met pressure on Russia both through sanctions, but also providing support to Ukraine. They (Ukrainians) are on in the front line, they pay by far the highest price for NATO allies and others countries all over the world help them, supporting their.”
Ukrainian prime minister called on world leaders at Antalya Diplomatic Forum to take action to stop Russia invasion of Ukraine.
“I call on all the leaders who listen to me now to show the greatest political will and the greatest human responsibility to take all measures to stop (the) atrocities now,” said Denys Shmyhal in son speech at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in southern Turkey.
Chmyhal, wearing army khakis while he was talking via besieged ukraine video, also called on leaders to urge Russia to use all son power to “stop a humanitarian crisis” in son country.
“Do it clear to (the) Kremlin and to all those who to participate, support or promote its aggressive policies that they will not have place go, no place hide, no place for trade with. If they do, tomorrow or the day after, your country may fall under attack too. the future depends on all of you, he said in a speech that met applause from public of most international leaders in Antalia.
Shmyhal spoke in the frame of a panel titled “Price of peace or cost of War” during the three-day Antalya Diplomatic Forum, which lasts until Sunday. The high level event gathers participants from 75 countriesincluding 17 heads of state 80 government ministers and 39 representatives of international organizations.
Shmyhal said that participation of representatives of Ukraine in the forum designed for give a new push for diplomacy for to resolve problems of nowadays” would be “completely different”.
“Two weeks ago we were working on prepare the visit of the Ukrainian delegation led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Antalya. During this visit, they were to share Ukraine experience in diplomacy and its vision of how this should be reinforced.
“In the morning of On February 24, the world changed. And not only for Ukraine,” he said, referring to the start of The Russian War on Ukraine.
“Russia has insidiously attacked peaceful Ukraine, its people and the infrastructure of the air and soil,” he said.
Zelensky remains in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, with russian soil attack on the city seeming close to imminent.
Following Turkey’s efforts, the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers met in Antalya on Thusday, for their first face-for-face meeting since the beginning of the war, but the talks did not lead to a breakthrough.
At least 564 civilians were killed and 982 others injured in Ukraine from the beginning of war, according to United Nations figures.
More than 2.5 millions Ukrainians have also fled to the neighbors countries, with some 2 millions of internally displaced people, according to the UN refugee agency.
Also addressing the event was NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who said concrete support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia exerts ‘strong pressure’ on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Of course, these sanctions are costly for the whole world including for also the countries who are imposing the sanctions,” the NATO chief said. “But at the same time, we have to react when we see that Russia is blatantly violating international law, invade in a brutal way an independent sovereign country, Ukraine,” he said.
He recalled that 140 nations at the UN had strongly condemned Russia, saying: “NATO and NATO allies have imposed serious sanctions to put maximum pressure on Russia and this increased probability for at some point accepting that they have to sit down down at the negotiating table.”
He added: “We met pressure on Russia both through sanctions, but also providing support to Ukraine. They (Ukrainians) are on in the front line, they pay by far the highest price for NATO allies and others countries all over the world help them, supporting their.”