UN Security Council Holds Emergency Public Meeting on Ukraine Crisis Today

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially ordered Russian peacekeeping forces to enter the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, and the United Nations Security Council will hold an open emergency meeting at 9 p.m. local time on the 21st at the UN headquarters in New York.

The British daily The Guardian reported that "after behind-the-scenes negotiations among Security Council member states, it was decided to hold the meeting publicly."

Initially, Russia, the chair country for this month, intended to hold the meeting in private, but several member states including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and Norway demanded an open meeting.

The meeting was convened at Ukraine's request. Serhii Kyslytsya, Ukraine's ambassador to the UN, stated in a letter to Russia, "President Putin's actions violate Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the UN Charter, and the 2014 UN General Assembly resolution, hence the urgent request for this meeting."

Regarding this, the Associated Press reported, "Since Russia, a permanent member, holds veto power, it is almost certain that the Security Council will neither take any action nor issue a statement."

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