Thank you, President and I echo Greece’s thanks for your stewardship of the Council in August. I’d also like to thank to ASG Jenca for briefing us this afternoon.

I also look forward to the participation of Her Excellency, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, in today’s meeting.

Only yesterday, the representative of the Russian Federation stood just outside this chamber and said to the media, I quote, “We believe in peace. We believe in diplomacy.”

Yet Russia’s attack on Ukraine just the night before was one of the largest aerial attacks of its war.

Russia says it believes in peace and diplomacy.

Such brutal attacks say the opposite.

Russia deployed nearly 600 drones and 31 missiles in an attack that hit civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Among the homes and buildings destroyed in Kyi

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