{"id":20077,"date":"2025-09-05T10:53:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/?p=20077"},"modified":"2025-09-05T10:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:55:07","slug":"ukraina-na-henasamblei-oon-zaklykala-posylyty-tysk-na-rf-povernuty-deportovanykh-ditej-ta-zabezpechyty-dostup-na-zaes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vilni-media.com\/en\/2025\/09\/05\/ukraina-na-henasamblei-oon-zaklykala-posylyty-tysk-na-rf-povernuty-deportovanykh-ditej-ta-zabezpechyty-dostup-na-zaes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine at the UN General Assembly called for increased pressure on the Russian Federation, the return of deported children and access to the Zhetysu NPP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In New York, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Mariana Betsa addressed the UN General Assembly during a high-level debate on the agenda item \u201cThe Situation in the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine\u201d.<\/span><\/p>

This was <\/span>reported <\/span><\/a>in an official statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, made in the General Assembly hall.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cOn the one hand, I feel grateful to the General Assembly for supporting Ukraine throughout all 12 years of unprovoked, unjust and barbaric aggression by Russia\u2026 On the other hand, it is impossible not to mention the tragic price that the Ukrainian people pay every day,\u201d Mariana Betsa emphasized, thanking the UN member states for their consistent solidarity since 2014, especially in the year of the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter.<\/span><\/p>

The deputy minister reportedly described the current wave of massive strikes by the Russian Federation: on September 2-3 alone, about 500 drones and more than 20 missiles were launched at Ukraine. \u201cRussia does not want peace \u2013 it wants to continue the war,\u201d she emphasized.<\/span><\/p>

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Betsa also emphasized the systemic violations of human rights in the occupied territories \u2013 from torture to enforced disappearances \u2013 and stated the \u201cindustrial scale\u201d of crimes of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. She separately referred to data on sexual violence as a tool of war (372 documented cases, including 236 women, 136 men, and 20 children).<\/span><\/p>

It was also noted that the occupation is not the \u201cend of the war,\u201d but preparation for new attacks: at a meeting of the Defense Ministry, the Russian map behind the leadership\u2019s back excluded not only the occupied territories, but also Kharkiv, Odessa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson, which \u201cis a direct signal about Moscow\u2019s plans.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cUkrainian children are suffering the most,\u201d the diplomat said.<\/span><\/p>

Thus, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, at least 648 children have been killed, more than 2,100 have been injured, and at least 20,000 children have been deported from the TOT.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThis is the largest operation of state child abduction in the history of mankind\u2026 Our \u201cred lines\u201d are clear: children are not a subject of bargaining. They must be returned home \u2013 without any conditions,\u201d Betsa said, recalling the ICC warrants for the arrest of the Russian leadership and the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children (co-chaired by Ukraine and Canada).<\/span><\/p>

The deputy minister also called for Russia to be removed from UN peacekeeping operations and for international pressure to be increased to ensure access by the UN and ICRC to detained Russian civilians.<\/span><\/p>

A separate block was devoted to the Zaporizhzhia NPP.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cRussia has been illegally occupying the Zaporizhzhia NPP for over three years, turning it into a military base. The risk of a catastrophe is real. No reactor restart can take place without the permission of the Ukrainian regulator. The IAEA must receive full, unhindered access to all areas of the station \u2013 through Ukrainian territory,\u201d the diplomat added.<\/span><\/p>

Following her speech, Betz outlined a roadmap for peace:<\/span><\/p>