![]() ![]() This was the first major wave of cruise missile strikes against Ukraine since early March, and followed drone strikes across several cities, including Kyiv and Odesa, in April, and further missile strikes affecting civilian infrastructure and residential areas in Kharkiv. In Uman, six children were reported to be amongst those killed when Russian missiles hit a high-rise residential building. Innocent Ukrainian people, who last Friday woke to the sound of missiles striking Uman and Dnipro. ![]() And since then, Russia has shown us – week in and week out – that it is not serious about peace. But let us be clear, Russia showed us clearly in the run up to the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine that it was not serious about engaging in diplomacy – it was focused only on deceit and furthering its territorial ambitions. We heard the Russian representative talk of “missed diplomatic opportunities” being measured in human lives and suffering. Last week, in this room, the Russian Federation argued that it wants to see peace in Ukraine.
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