Earlier today, Foreign Minister Lamola and I hosted a session on the upcoming Global Fund replenishment, and we will continue to support that.
I see the Russian Representative is leaving his seat because he does not want to hear the response to his illegal war of aggression towards Ukraine.
Let us be clear, it is an unprovoked war of aggression that is not just a disgraceful assault on Ukraine’s security and resilience, it is an assault on the UN Charter’s fundamental principles and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and no amount of false fantasy world distortions, misinformation and propaganda from the Russian representative about the causes of the war will convince anyone.
And I say to the Russian Federation, your actions are clear for all to see, attacking not just t