The Ukrainian diaspora wrote a dissatisfied letter to NATO: where are the ships in Azov?
The international community should increase diplomatic and economic pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine, rather than limit itself to condemnation. The lack of a response to “Russian aggression” may be the key to its continuation.
The newly elected president of the World Congress of Ukrainians, Pavel Grod, writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
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The letter is addressed to the leaders of NATO states and the Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
“In the interests of global peace and security, the international community should act immediately and decisively in support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the fundamental rights of its people, who are under attack by a foreign aggressor,” he wrote.
Grod also made a number of recommendations to members of the international community.
“The VCU gives the following diplomatic recommendations to the heads of state and government: demand from Russia the immediate release of 24 Ukrainian sailors imprisoned in violation of international law, and the return of three seized Ukrainian ships,” the letter says.
In addition, Grod calls on the world to demand that the Russian Federation comply with international conventions and agreements to which it is a party, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The head of the Ukrainian diaspora also advises imposing sanctions on Russian state financial institutions and banning Russian ships from entering ports in the US, EU and Canada. In addition, it is worth canceling the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, as well as closing Russia’s access to the international payment system SWIFT.
“On behalf of the 20 million-strong Ukrainian diaspora, the UCU notes the swift international condemnation of the recent unprovoked and deliberate attack by the Russian Federation in neutral waters, which occurred in violation of international law and agreements to which the Russian Federation is a party. There was, however, virtually no action,” Grod laments.
Earlier, Petro Poroshenko expressed hope that NATO member countries “are ready to move naval ships to the Sea of Azov to help Ukraine and ensure security.”
NATO itself stated that the Alliance already has a powerful presence in the Black Sea region, so they made it clear to Ukraine that they would not send new ships to the Sea of Azov.
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