“This is a resounding message that speaks to the world. Russia has tried to silence the Security Council, but it has been unable to silence the General Assembly of the United Nations.

The result today is a resounding statement that rejects Russia’s actions and considers them illegal – the sham referenda, the alleged annexations, all of it. It proves today that it will not stand, and that it is declared null and void, and simply has no validity – the resolution is very clear on that.

Some of the most passionate and important statements today were made by small countries, far away from Ukraine, expressing the concerns of every continent and country in the General Assembly Hall about what Russia is doing. So I ask the world to pay attention to those statements.

Finally, I want to say that a fourth element of the resolution that’s very important is the appeal for peace and a peaceful solution. But that peace has to be based on Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.”