Ukraine’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Khrystyna Hayovyshyn, addressed a session of the United Nations Security Council about the Trump plan on Thursday—and said Kyiv’s “red lines are clear and unwavering”.
“We are ready, as before, to work constructively with the American side as well as our European partners and around the world so the outcome is peace,” Hayovyshyn said.
“Ukraine has officially received from the American side a draft plan. We outline the fundamental principles that matter to our people. We agree to work on the plans provisions in a way that would bring about a just end of the war. In this context, allow me to make several critical points.
“First, while Ukraine stands ready to engage in meaningful negotiations to end this war, including at the leaders level, our red lines are clear and unwavering. There will never be any recognition, formal or otherwise, of Ukrainian territory temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation as Russian. Our land is not for sale.
“Ukraine will not accept any limits on its right to self-defense or on the size and capabilities of our armed forces. Nor will we tolerate any infringement on our sovereignty, including our sovereign right to choose the alliances we want to join.
“Any genuine peace process must respect the fundamental ‘nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, and nothing about Europe without Europe’. And let me be equally clear: We will not reward the genocidal intent that underpins Russian aggression by undermining our identity, including our language.
“Second, support for Ukraine is indispensable. Peace requires strengthened security and sustained financial assistance to Ukraine. Reinforcing Ukraine’s defensive capabilities is not an escalation. It is the only path to compelling Russia to engage constructively in international peace efforts.”