MARK LYALL GRANT (United Kingdom) .. in separatist controlled areas, civilians were vulnerable and utilities were deliberately targeted. The rule of law had been replaced with the rule of violence. The latest human rights monitoring left little doubt about abduction, looting, torture and executions. Separatists had to address their grievances through democratic means and the root causes of the conflict had to be tackled. Despite the concern expressed by the Russian Federation, there had been no call for cessation of separatist violence. Instead, separatists were equipped with high-tech equipment, a propaganda war was being waged and Ukraine had even been shelled across the border. The conflict was “manufactured in Moscow” and was led by Russians, with several separatist leaders Russian citizens who had worked for Russian intelligence. He said he found it “deeply ironic” that the Russian Federation had called a meeting to discuss a humanitarian crisis of their own creation. un.org/News/Press/docs/2014/sc11508.doc.htm
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:34:16 +0000
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