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February 27, 2023

"We Have Survived": Zelensky Marks 1 Year of Russian Invasion Amid Global Protests, New Sanctions
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Russia's invasion of
Ukraine and called on nations to recommit to the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights as he made a speech earlier today for the 75th
anniversary of the landmark international document.

Secretary-General António Guterres: "The Russian invasion of the Ukraine
has triggered the most massive violations of human rights we are living
today. It has unleashed widespread deaths, destruction and displacement.
Attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure have caused many
casualties and terrible suffering."

Fierce fighting continues in Ukraine as the world acknowledged the first
anniversary of the start of the war on Friday with protests and vigils
across the globe. Meanwhile, Ukrainian allies, including the EU and the
U.S., announced further sanctions against Moscow. The Biden
administration also said it would provide another $2 billion in weapons
to Ukraine. In Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky made a somber but
defiant television address on the first anniversary of the war.

President Volodymyr Zelensky: "It was a year of endurance, a year of
compassion, a year of bravery, a year of pain, a year of hope, a year of
perseverance, a year of unity, a year of invincibility, a fierce year of
invincibility. Its main conclusion is that we have survived. We have not
been defeated."

Zelensky fired his top Ukrainian military commander Sunday without
giving a public reason, though a number of high-profile officials were
fired or resigned last month as part of an anti-corruption purge.

In other war news, Zelensky said he plans to meet Chinese leader Xi
Jinping to discuss Beijing's proposal for ending the war.


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