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now he got her through the 1st situation concerns the united nations security council reform, which has become a sort of bruise on a broken record. and all of that, every one glosses over and whose conclusion seems every day to move further away from its noble goals. while the inclusion of africa in the management of world affairs is self evident, what money to day, on which africa must indeed take its place in the community of nations to think otherwise is good simply to exhibit selfishness. and to row against the current of history. i am wanting, continuing to barricade over the idea of admitting to african countries has permanent members to the united nations security council is nothing more than willingly choosing to be to discredit our prestigious organization. undaunted so that we, the representatives of allied countries meeting here within the united nations must choose honor here than to day. and we must go down in history or by reading ourselves once and for all of these who medieval and crypted prejudices against africa. but that have for too long, humiliated and unjustly trea

i can even say who they want to push into the united nations security council. these are washington's allies, germany and japan. the states that were initially recognized in the un charter as enemy states, but today the united states of america is abandoning its former intentions. this comes as a u. s. ambassador to the united nations linda thomas greenfield. recently question the current world order. she opposed preserving the status quo at the un security council, which grants the 5 nations that comprise the permanent security council of the un veto power. we should not to found a non sustainable and outdated state disquiet. instead, we must demonstrate flexibility and willingness to compromise in the name of great to credibility and legitimacy, which it forge can sounds says there are some sibling credible proposals to expand the security council membership. our guest again says in the case of reforming the un security council, it should be expanded with states that have their own independent policies. not just those states who follow the policies of the us.

well, the united nations security council is carney meeting at ukraine's request to discuss the ref, random's our diplomatic editor james by his joins us live now from un headquarters in new york and some disagreement about whether ukrainian president, roddy, may zalinski should be allowed to address the council james? yes, he wants to speak to this meeting. he wants to speak to the meeting by video link. you can see right now live pictures of the russian ambassador vaseline dementia complaining about that saying that that should not be allowed. he said he's allowed to speak, he wants to speak, but the rules of the security council say if you want to speak to the security council and your representative of the state that's being discussed by the security council, then this meeting is all about ukraine. then you have to come here in person, he says that's been the roof over 70 years and he says it's this sort of show that the ukrainians have been putting on in recent weeks. and the security council is not the place for shows. interestingly, i did speak to best in the benz here on the

coming up tonight on c-span, the united nations' security council meets to discuss the forced displacement of more than 7 million ukrainians from their homes due to russia's invasion of the country. we will hear from the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. you can watch the full program tonight at 9:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> colleagues, i want you to imagine for a moment, you are a parent in mariupol. you and your partner are young and healthy. you have a 10-year-old son and two-year-old daughter. you are happy. you are not particularly political, but you love your life in ukraine, and suddenly, russia invades. russian forces bomb your schools and hospitals. they destroy your peaceful city. still, you have done the best to keep your family safe. you have huddled them in shelters. you tried to survive. one day, you and your family are trying to scrounge up some food, and you are stopped on the street by russian forces. you are escorted against your will you are escorted against your will to undergo filtration. you're terrified about what happens next. because your grandmother to

a permanent member of the united nations security council invaded its neighbour, attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map. russia has shamelessly violated the court tenants of the united nations charter. no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force on a fissure as the united nations. and you can now joins us live now. and alan, we had at present remiss zalinski calling for justice and accountability for the war and ukraine, but really making the argument that western support and commitment to the conflict has to continue. exactly. and he's also making the point that the united nations actually need to do a lot more. that if there is a country, this involved in a war of aggression is described it with another. then they've got to lose the delegation rights of the united nations. they've got to lose the right to vote. and also he said, if there are security council member, then they've got to lose the veto. he laid out, as he has done several times, is 5 point plan at which he says is simply non negotiable. among

. >> at the request of the united states, the united nations security council meets to discuss the forced displacement of ukrainians from their homes due to russia's invasion of the country. you can watch live at 3:00 today or on our free video app, c-span now, or online at c-span.com. >> now available, c-span's 20 congressional directory. go to the shop to order a copy of the congressional directory. this is your guide to the federal government, with contact information for every member of congress, also contact information for the state governors and biden administration cabinet. order yours today at c-spansh op.org, every item purchased furthers our mission. national security adviser in the trump administration from 2019 to 2020. thanks for coming on host: in security space, what did you focus on? and energy issues. mostly israel and iran issues. host: and gentle energy related issue is the recent decision by russian -- pressure to cut off gas to europe for a period of time. what happened and what is behind this move? guest: it is an escalatory move and the problem is the europeans hav

a permanent member of the united nations security council invaded its neighbour, attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map. russia has shamelessly violated the court tenants of the united nations charter. no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force with me in the studio, in our isde of his chief international editor, richard walker. richard. yes, a clear words there from you as president, we listen to both listen to him, but not as strong as many me included expected yet. well, i think the tone that biden hit in the speech, and i would imagine this was really quite deliberate, which was a kind of steady, a tone that he seemed to be trying to get across. obviously this day coming, going back to this morning here in europe with this announcement by vladimir putin very much the scene is potentially a kind of game changer in this conflict. entering a new phase with escalation on the russian side. mobilization of more russian forces. vladimir putin making nuclear threats. joe biden, addressing these very directly, b

nations security council. then un secretary general, describe the latest developments in the conflict as dangerous and disturbing. the u . s. issued a blunt warning to moscow to stop making nuclear threats, but rush us foreign minister, remain defiant, rejecting accusations of human rights abuses and ukraine. the international community close ranks on russia's attempts to escalate the war in ukraine. thank you for your determination. the u. s. put the blame squarely on russian president vladimir putin. one man chose this war. one man can end it. because if russia stops fighting the war ends. if you crane stops fighting ukraine ends. the un secretary general joined the condemnation, judging boulden for his field threats, use nuclear weapons. surely the israel bass, i have said from the start and the census war has unlimited potential to do terrible harm in ukraine and around the world. 2 year old, the 4 and bone saw the idea of nuclear conflict. once unthinkable has become a subject and debate. this in itself i

a permanent member of the united nations security council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map. russia has shamelessly related the gord tenants. in the united nations charter, no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force of president putin announced that partial military mobilization, early morning address, sits rushes 1st war time mobilization of this kind. since world war 2, gambrell is under, puts now from keith, with battlefield loss is mounting, and the ukrainian counter offensive advancing russian president vladimir putin says now was the time to mobilize more troops, yet as, as she the national union to protect her motherland its sovereignty. and territorial integrity to ensure the security of our nation and people in the liberated areas. i consider it necessary to call for partial mobilization in russia . for the defense minister says as many as 300000 russian reservists will report for duty immediately. but more could be called up if necessary. thornton also confirmed that he

in the energy sector. russia has called a united nations security council meeting to discuss damage to the pipelines, european leader. i read it about the pipeline leaks in the politics that you think the damage was likely caused by deliberate act raising security concerns. but the european commission has not set who might have been behind the suspect at separate arch. today, ms. oller, who is everything, is being done to try to identify the origin of these events and of the explosions on the node string pipelines. so we will have to get to the bottom of this before being able to say anything on the origins of these explosions is okay. and who is responsible for bio? she'll her luggage in this is extra joy. the responsibility as europe largest natural gas appliance, norway thief, it will beef up the security if it's an antique infrastructure. yes, the term, the events in the baltic sea have resulted in the government deciding to further strengthen al preparedness around on and offshore infrastructures to prevent another incident in forsworn or by the military will be more present an

. >> let us put speak plainly, a prominent member the united nations security council invaded its neighbor. attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map. russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the united nations charter. no more important, then the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force. again, just today, president putin has made overt nuclear threats against era and reckless disregard for the responsibilities of a nonproliferation regime. >> that was the opening of his address, and it began very strongly by saying that the united nations security council member invaded his neighbor. then a question or that immediately comes to his mind is that why is russia on the security council that he was asked yesterday about whether he will call for the removal of russia and he did it. but i didn't get here that today. today. >> remember that united states is the biggest contributor to the united nations budget. our budget, our contribution is 29% of their budget. we pay for, first off. second look this was happening to the market right

u and russia to mad answers. moscow is called the united nations security council meeting to address the issue. european leaders are worried about the pipeline leaks and the bank, dixie that you faced. that damage was likely caused by a deliberate act raising security concerns. but the european commission has not said who might have been behind the suspect at separate arch. today, ms. oler's book. either everything is being done to try to identify the origin of these events or end of the explode on the north string pipeline. so we will have to get to the bottom of this before being able to say anything on the origins of these explosions is okay. and who is responsible for though sure. her location, this is extra joyless possibility. as europe largest natural gas appli norway theater, it will beef up the security of its antarctic infrastructure eastern. the events in the baltic sea have resulted in the government deciding to further strengthen our preparedness around on and offshore infrastructures to prevent another incident. enforce rowden or by the military will be more present and

nations security council on what they found at a ukraine power plant. it's been shelled in recent weeks, and its last working reactor was just switched off from the grid. >>> american francis beoffu beatbeat s rafael nadal at the u.s. open. i'm matt piper, cbs news, new york. ♪ ♪ >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> tonight, severe weather is in the forecast for nearly a third of the nation. from record heat waves in the west to floods across the midwest and south. right now a line of storms is moving through the northeast with heavy rains, thunderstorms, and even tornado warnings. flash flooding has closed roadways and stranded drivers in parts of rhode island and massachusetts. in california, temperatures hit the triple digits for the sixth straight day as thousands flocked to the beach to beat the heat. record temperatures have also fueled deadly and destructive wildfires in northern california. in georgia, the governor declared a state of emergency in two counties after roads were washed away. all this as travelers make their way back home f

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in a virtual address to the united nations security council i. e. g for our file, grocery ward for the plant had sustained significant damage the physical attack we or i'm, we know that these facility has received and that i could personally see assess together with my experts is simply an acceptable. we are playing with fire and something very, very catastrophic could take place. this is why in our report, we are proposing establishing the establishment story of a nuclear safety and security protection zone limited to the plant itself. earlier we spoke to nudge meeting miss coffee. he's an engineering professor at the university of southern california, and he's also worked as a safety inspector at nuclear power plants around the world, including at noble and fukushima. he told us more on the proposed securities own the ideal se demilitarization of support ratio was originated by secretaries job on one year, which is almost a month ago. and you beat you actually russia for says, a russian ambassador rejected. the idea came out in the 1st security co

a permanent member of the united nations security council invaded its neighbour, attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map. russia has shamelessly violated the court tenants of the united nations charter. no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force a fairly clear message from buying their but did he have more for vladimir potent? well, that's when i asked our correspondent luck, whose name? new york? yes, he was quite clear and adamant that the united states and he actually spoke for the world community. speaking of the vast majority of you and countries and would stand in for those territorial boundaries, not to be pushed, not to be changed by force by russia. also he said that a nuclear war cannot be won and should not be fought. it must not before. it was a clear signal, not just to russia, but also to china. him, he basically warned against that nuclear arsenal build up there, but also towards north korea and iran. and he said that he would make sure the united states would, might make sure that iran does n

nations charter. >> a permanent member of the united nations security council invaded its neighbor. attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map. >> reporter: biden tweaked his speech but didn't dramatically change it after putin mobilized hundreds of thousands more troops and criticized the west for arming and funding ukraine. >> now, russia's calling, calling up more soldiers to join the fight and the kremlin is organizing a sham referenda to try to annex parts of ukraine. >> reporter: after putin reminded the world that he too has nuclear weapons, biden condemned reckless remark with that warning. >> they're making irresponsible nuclear threats to use nuclear weapons. a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. >> reporter: biden speaking bluntly about accusations that russia has committed war crimes and attempted to extinguish the ukrainian population. >> whoever you are, wherever you live, whatever you believe, that should not -- that should make your blood run cold. >> reporter: as he made the case that russia is a threat to international order, biden urged th

and after the nuclear accord was signed and accepted within the framework of the united nations security council, then that accord was trampled upon unilaterally. mr. secretary-general, ladies and gentlemen -- >> we'll leave this recorded program here to keep our over 40-year commit many to coverage of congress. you can finish watching it if you go to our website c-span.org or c-span now. a free video app. u.s. house is about to gavel in. two issues on the calendar. a bill allowing spep racial of spousal student loans. and another changing the way electoral votes are counted. now live to the floor of the u.s. house here on c-span.

any united nations security council session official said hundreds of thousands of ukrainians have been detained, interrogated and forcibly deported. the experience is different for every one, depending on how threatening they are perceived to be toward russia's invasion, and some are allowed to remain in russian occupied parts of ukraine, summer, forcibly deported to russia, and some are sent to prison and some simply vanish. the u. s. says officials from the russian government, a, coordinating the deportations, but moscow dismissed the claims and said these ukrainians have voluntarily moved to russia. good lawyer. it's a new milestone on the disinformation campaign unleashed by ukraine and its western bacchus against our country. that are human rights officials say there are also credible allegations of unaccompanied ukrainian children taken by force across the border. we are concerned that the rational authorities of the doctor does simplified procedure to grant ration citizenship to children without our until care, and that these children would be eligible for adoption by russian fa

in another powerful speech, at the united nations security council, the united states ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas-greenfield said this. >> we know the outcomes of these sham referenda, we're predetermine in moscow. they, in no way, represents a legitimate expression of the will of the ukrainian people. the will of the ukrainian people is clear every day as they fight valiantly for their country, as they protect their territory integrity, as they defend their sovereignty. the ukrainian people have already demonstrated they will never accept being subjugated to russian rule. this council and the international community must do the same. so now let me be clear, the united states will never recognize any territory, russia attempts to seize or allegedly annex, as anything other than parts of ukraine. we reject rushes out chins on equivocally. >> we are honored to be joined tonight by u.s. ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas-greenfield. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you, delighted to be here. >> so i know diplomat choose their words carefully, just

the vote was the key icing for discussion at the united nations security council meeting with the us deny b. jealousy. of the referendum forcing brushes on bass. does he remind the west of its own history with breakaway regions? recognition as such takes place only approved in the west. in general, the western version of democracy has deteriorated into a dictates of a liberal minority over conservative majority in saying that out as critics of reference and the don't bus, the foreclosure and curse on regions anymore. at one time, at the forefront of support for cosello's independence. no referendums were held in kosovo toll. only a declaration of independence adopted by the provisional self governing body in excess of its powerful. but back then, it was enough for the west to recognize cosello's independence in your feelings issue. while the un security council, the 15 member body that leads the united nations, convened the meeting today in the security council chamber. now, immediately russia spoke up at the beginning of the meeting, making clue that they objective to the fact that

a permanent member of the united nations security council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map. russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the united nations charter. none more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force. again, just today, president putin has made overt nuclear threats against europe and a reckless disregard for the responsibilities of the nonproliferation regime. now russia is calling up more soldiers to join the fight. and the kremlin is organizing a sham referendum to try to annex parts of ukraine, an extremely significant violation of the u.n. charter. the world should see these outrageous acts as what they are. putin claims he had to act because russia was threatened, but no one threatened russia, and no one other than russia sought conflict. in fact, we warned it was coming. and with many of you, we worked to try to avert it. putin's own words make his true purpose unmistakable. just before he invaded, putin asserted, and i quote, ukraine was "created by russi

well, the un security council, the 15 member body that leads the united nations, convened the meeting today in the security council chamber. now, immediately russia spoke up at the beginning of the meeting, making clear that they objected to the fact that vladimir zalinski, the grand president, was given a platform, little to speak via video link to the un security council meeting. they said clearly that this was simply turning the un security council chamber into a place to put on political shows to serve a geopolitical agenda. it did not fit with the rules of the un. russia made clear their objections. then we heard from rosemary decarlo, the under secretary, we heard from zalinski who then address via video link and then and when members of the security council spoke, it was very clear that there were differences among the major countries. now we heard from both russia and the united states, both permanent members of the security council here is the clear differences between the 2. if we know the outcomes of the sham referenda were pre determined in moscow, they in no way represent

and here on the red square in the heart of moscow as well, the united nations security council is holding a few urgent meanings today and back to the united states as speaking right now. so let's listen in all states and not recognize any altered state of ukraine. and it requires that russia withdraw its troops from ukraine immediately. we have heard from many of you over the course of the past few days that you felt the process was rushed. let me be clear what was rushed was the russian illegal act to annex ukrainian territory. as a council, we had to respond. colleagues, this is exactly what the security council was made to do. defend sovereignty, protect territorial integrity, promote peace and security. the united nations was built on an idea that never again would one country be allowed to take another's territory by force. that path we agreed leads to histories, most horrific outcomes. rushes attempted annexations are without a shadow of doubt. exactly that. we're talking about a you in member state a security council member attempting to annex part of another through force. the out

a permanent member of the united nations security council invaded its neighbor. attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map. russia has shamelessly violated the court tenants of the united nations charter. no more important than the clear prohibition against countries taking the territory of their neighbor by force. >> the clear message from biden there. did he have more for vladimir putin? >> it was quickly and he was quick adamant -- he actually spoke for the world community, speaking for the vast majority of you and countries that would stand in for those territorial boundaries not to be pushed or changed by force from russia and he said a nuclear war cannot be won and should not be fought. it was a clear signal not just russia but also to china and he basically warned against their nuclear arsenal build up there but also toward north korea and iran. he said he would make sure the united states -- he would make sure that iran would not require a nuclear weapon. we are already seeing some very clear rhetoric from the u.s. president along with the messag

the votes was the key item for discussion at the united nations security council meeting, where the u. s. denied the legitimacy of the referendum, forcing rushes ambassador to remind the west of its own history with breakaway regions. recognition as such takes place only if approved in the west. in general, the western version of democracy has deteriorated into a dictate of a liberal minority over conservative majority the loudest critics of referendums. in the dumbass laportia and kirsten regency were at one time at the forefront of support for castillo's independence. no referendums were held in kosovo toll. only a declaration of independence adopted by the provisional self governing body in excess of its powers was but back then it was enough for the west to recognise costello's independence. lina said exertion. well, the un security council, the 15 member body that leads the united nations, convened the meeting today in the security council chamber. now, immediately russia spoke up at the beginning of the meeting, making clear that they objected to the fact that latimer zalinski t

of course, that is a violation of the united nations security council arms embargo. i believe they continue to dispatch overseas. it is also contrary to the sanctions resolutions. what it is doing, what it is able to do, i don't know. >> thank you very much. i will start grouping some questions together. firstly, what your impressions are of the trump administration policies. coordinated with u.s. officials as they are visiting pyongyang, as you met them and other capitals. while you are in country, kim jong-un was pursuing a number of economic policies. did you or your staff have discussions with dprk economic officials that shed any light on that? especially as you're saying much of your work has been on top of politics. thank you. >> any conversations about u.s. policy toward dprk while i was ambassador. i've long forgotten the dates. my view -- will of course, i am a different state here, and in terms of the period at the escalation of rhetoric up to "fire and fury", the could even see a rationale for some of it. but i think a number of people are concerned about

a permanent member of the united nations security council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map. russia hasly violated the core tenets of the united nations charter. >> so president putin's remarks in terms of threatening to use nuclear weapons has become a dominant topic here in new york as the leaders discuss various issues of the one of the things that we heard was the secretary general saying this is hugely concerning, what was once unthey thinkable is scheduled to debate. we could hear from president biden again when he meets with the president of the philippines. >> i want to get to jay now on the ground. russia tried to silence ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy. he did address the assembly and received a standing ovation when he was done. what is his message and what is he touting as relates to that major prisoner swap we're learning about? >> his message was that there need to be sanctions levied against russia, they need more strict and there needs to be a peace plan in place, a seven-step plan to bring peace andy this war. as for the

and then after the nuclear accord was accepted within the framework with the united nations security council even that was trampled upon unilaterally. ladies and gentlemen the nation of iran has learned the policy of resistance which has been focused on pursuing because of a logical and social order in which the islamic republic of iran despite the oppressive station has become a strong country with many impressive in the technology and knowledge that have been obtained the world needs a strong iran while exporting in addition of oil and gas throughout the vast nation knowledge seeking biosciences and nuclear science and iran's growth is considerable. and it shows our social efforts in many instances when she has on —- we try to bring universal healthcare coverage to 5 million people. and that is the foundation of the system of the islamic republic of iran during the times of the imposed war against iran we were prevented from being able to purchase barbed wire but today we have been able to manufacture through indigenous knowledge the most modern needed systems to defend our natio

s. secretary of state antony blaine can, has addressed the united nations security council. but the war and the ukraine, alive that now and tune in for the russian foreign minister, 2nd level, for the face of the russian federation is up to the thank you madam president. leave you a colleagues wasn't, as i understand it, today's meeting was motivated by the intention of several delegations to discuss the topic of impunity in ukraine. i think this very timely because this is precisely this term. impunity reflects what has been going on in a country since 2014. the national radical force is open. russo folds and neo nazis came to power them as a result of an armed coup with direct support of western countries. and right after that, they took the path of lawlessness and totally ignoring main rights and freedoms. the right to life for right of expression, right? of access to information, right of conscience, their right to use your native language and to date the crimes on the my down in february 2014 remain unpunished. those were perpetrated horrific tragedy in odessa, on the 2

and the united nations security council has just held an open session on the fighting between the 2 neighbors and go live now to christian salumi who's and you and headquarters in new york. hello there christian, what was said in that meeting, what we heard relief and the expressions of support for the announce ceasefire after 3 days of fighting. that's left dozens of people injured on both sides including casualties. although most of the, including civilian casualties, the most of the casualties are combatants in these attacks. the united nations under secretary general for the region miroslav jenko said that he is concerned about the potential to destabilize the region given the war and ukraine. that's happening also at this time. but he said that the united nations isn't in a position to confirm the conflicting reports coming from both sides. and we heard the duelling narratives again and the security council chamber with the armenian ambassador, accusing azerbaijan of starting these attacks. and warning that more were potentially in the works as or by john saying that it was retaliating a

he was speaking at a special meeting of the united nations security council convening over the war. there was lots of condemnation. we start with the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken. >> i number of nations that maintain close ties with moscow have said publicly they have serious questions and concerns about president putin's ongoing invasion. rather than change course however, president putin has doubled down, choosing not to end the war, but to expand it. >> that expansion he was referring to relates to president putin's announcement on wednesday that he's calling up 300,000 reservists to fight in ukraine. the first time extra forces have been mobilized. this has now begun and ukraine and its allies say the move is sign that president putin's desperation in the facof a recent counteroffensive by the ukrainians. the kremlin says those with military experience will be prioritizeand students wl be exempt, but has offered no other details so far and that has people spooked. flights for the coming days from russia to nearby countries, including armenia, turkey and serbia have now

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so the united nations security council expected to meet later on today. james, talk us through what we can expect. yeah, i was just down at the security council moments ago actually where a meeting is just started on the democratic republic of congo. before that meeting spoke to the president of the security council, france, have the presidency this month. the president is the french ambassador, nicola the review. he told me that yes, definitely. now, 5 hours from now, the security council will meet and will vote on a resolution that's been drawn up by the u. s. and albania, condemning the action we've seen coming from moscow condemning the annexation of that territory inside ukraine, the most, the rest of the security council, se still ukrainian territory spoke also to the bus as he walked in, fergus missing the bus to tell me that very strongly with the position, this is a legal is wrong and it doesn't represent the, the will of the people living in those areas that i think is going to be the message you're going to be hearing from. certainly, the weste