51 Countries Issue Joint UN Statement Urging Russia to Accept Immediate Ceasefire as Sybiha Condemns Latest Strikes
The coalition also condemned Russian efforts to block grain exports and urged the safe return of detained, displaced and deported Ukrainian civilians.
- On Wednesday, 51 nations at the 81st United Nations General Assembly urged Russia to accept an immediate ceasefire, citing Ukraine's March 2025 commitment to peace and demanding the return of detained civilians.
- The coalition's appeal followed renewed Russian strikes on Kyiv and the Black Sea, where forces recently hit an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged vessel, killing its captain and setting it ablaze.
- Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reported that Russian forces have killed at least 707 children and injured 2,548 others, while more than 2,318 minors remain officially classified as missing.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha condemned the latest strikes at the assembly, demanding stronger international sanctions and missile interceptors, stating, "These attacks must not become the new normal."
- President Volodymyr Zelensky recently proposed an energy strike truce with Russia and supported safe-passage regimes in the Black Sea, provided Moscow takes reciprocal steps toward de-escalation.
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Head of Ukrainian diplomacy Andriy Sibiga said this evening at the UN Security Council session dedicated to Ukraine, that his country is ready to commit to an "urgent and unconditional ceasefire", reported Ukrainian media on social networks.
51 Countries Issue Joint UN Statement Urging Russia to Accept Immediate Ceasefire as Sybiha Condemns Latest Strikes
The joint statement called for detainees and deported civilians, including children, to be returned and backed freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.
The 51 member countries of the United Nations called on Russia to agree to a full and unconditional ceasefire, which Ukraine had agreed to as early as March 2025.
51 UN Member States Issue Joint Call for Russia to Follow Ukraine’s March 2025 Ceasefire Commitment
A coalition of 51 United Nations member states released a joint statement standing with Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reported on September 23.
Ukraine calls for immediate ceasefire, Kremlin expects talks to continue
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