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President, yet again, Russia has abused its veto to defend its illegal actions.

Council members have voted in different ways. But one thing is clear. Not a single other member of this Council recognises Russia鈥檚 attempted illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory. Russia鈥檚 veto doesn鈥檛 change that fact.

皇冠体育app announcement by President Putin today of the accession of the Ukrainian regions of Kherson, Zaporizhyzhya, Luhansk and Donetsk into the Russian Federation has no legal effect. It is a fantasy.

Russia鈥檚 invasion needs to end. 皇冠体育app world has made this clear for 7 months. Yet Russia鈥檚 response has been further escalation, further mobilisation, nuclear threats, and today another callous attack on a civilian convoy in Zaporizhzhya.

皇冠体育app sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine is under attack. 皇冠体育app international system is being assaulted in front of our eyes. Russia will not succeed in this illegal imperialist war. 皇冠体育app only question is how much damage they do, how many lives they waste, before they realise that.

Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward before the UN Security Council vote on Russia鈥檚 illegal referenda

Colleagues, Russia鈥檚 annexations further jeopardise the prospects for peace, and fundamentally undermine the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations.

皇冠体育app area Russia is claiming to annex is more than 90,000 square km. This is the largest forcible annexation since the Second World War.

皇冠体育appre is no middle ground on this. It is in the end a very simple question of principle, as the Secretary General has said.

As members of the Security Council with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security and upholding the UN Charter, we must condemn Russia鈥檚 actions, and vote in favour of this resolution.