8 kwietnia 2025 r. Polska wzięła udział w posiedzeniu Rady Bezpieczeństwa ONZ nt. utrzymania pokoju i bezpieczeństwa Ukrainy.

Tekst wystąpienia wygłoszonego przez Michała Miarkę, Zastępcę Stałego Przedstawiciela RP przy NZ w Nowym Jorku, dostępny jest poniżej.

Mister President, Excellencies,

Poland aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the European Union.

Last week we witnessed another series of heinous Russian attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. Here we want to express our condolences to the families of those affected by the Russian attack in Kryvyi Rih. This deadliest attack involving children since the beginning of the war clearly indicates that there is not even a pinch of Kremlin’s interest in any ceasefire. Instead of striving toward peace, Russia is systematically carrying out air strikes against civilians and civilian infrastructure of Ukraine, blatantly violating international law.

Poland, as stressed plenty of times before, stands in solidarity with Ukraine in the face of Moscow’s war of aggression.

Mister President,

Russia continues to spread lies, disinformation, manipulate and accuse Ukrainians of violating the humanitarian law. Moscow is sincere in one issue – and its actions prove it very clearly: the final goal is to destroy Ukraine’s statehood. Public statements made by the Russian MFA show that Moscow is trying to falsely present itself as a victim and expecting the world to provide it with security assurances – preferably at the expense of legitimate security interests of its neighbors.

It is most curious that in spite of Moscow’s continuous pursuit of imperial and neo-colonial ambitions, as clearly demonstrated in Georgia in 2008, and in Ukraine since 2014, it still tries to argue that its aggression is somehow an emanation of its supposedly peace[1]loving predisposition. Blaming others is much easier than seeing the man in the mirror. That should be a first step for Russia and its leadership if they were truly interested in peace. While Ukraine has agreed to a ceasefire without preconditions, Moscow has regrettably decided to decline the opportunity. Once again we call on Russia to fully and unconditionally engage in efforts aimed at achieving peace. We welcome the US efforts to accomplish it as well as Saudi Arabia’s role as a host of peace talks.

Mister President,

In conclusion, Poland remains committed to a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in Ukraine, based on the UN Charter and international law. We support efforts aimed at reaching such a peace, taking into account that no negotiations on Ukraine should be held without Ukraine and that no negotiations affecting Europe should be conducted without Europe.

I thank you.