dated 1991, that, in accordance with article iv of the charter, welcome the desire of the russian federation to be a member of this organisation. these are exactly the kind of crises the united nations was formed to stop. the world is watching now as another war in europe unfolds. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, made a last ditch appeal to russia. this is. ..the saddest moment in my tenure as secretary general of the united nations. i started this meeting of the security council addressing president putin and telling him from the bottom of my heart,
game with sanctions, because it helps him persuade his own people, our future is not with the west, they don t like us, it is with china, who can buy our oil and gas and help with our development programmes, and that is russian destiny. programmes, and that is russian destin . ., ., programmes, and that is russian destin. ., ., ~ ., , programmes, and that is russian destin . ., ., ~ ., , ., ., destiny. you don t know if put nato troo ts destiny. you don t know if put nato troo -s in destiny. you don t know if put nato troops in a destiny. you don t know if put nato troops in a non-nato destiny. you don t know if put nato troops in a non-nato countries - destiny. you don t know if put nato| troops in a non-nato countries like troops in a non nato countries like ukraine would have deterred president putin stop in fact, it might have given him reason to go in earlier, because he would have said nato was provoking a war and we need to defend our territory. that nato was provoking
earlier, ukraine s president spoke in russian during nine minutes of an ii minute speech, addressing russians directly with a heartfelt appeal for peace between russians and ukrainians. translation: who can stop this war? peole. and these people are amongst you, i am sure. president putin launched the attacks while the un security council were meeting in an emergency session in new york. in an angry exchange, the ukrainian ambassador challenged the russian president of the council to tell his country to stop the attack. the russian president declared war. should i play the video of your president? you declared the war. it is the responsibility of this body to stop the war.
create a war, and our risk averse nature, i timidity, create a war, and our risk averse nature, itimidity, has create a war, and our risk averse nature, i timidity, has allowed water to take place. nature, itimidity, has allowed water to take place. water to take place. isn t that because populations - water to take place. isn t that because populations in - water to take place. isn t that because populations in the i water to take place. isn t that i because populations in the west water to take place. isn t that - because populations in the west have seen their governments take decisions to send british troops, us troops, french and german troops to iraq, to if gun is done, and look what has happened? lives are lost, and then we clear of, and the old regime turns up again. to iraq, to afghanistan. regime turns up again. to iraq, to afghanistan. regime turns up again. to iraq, to afghanistan. that is exactly the mom to afghanistan. that is exactly the wrong comparison to af
caused by the instability in international markets. antonio guterres, un secretary general, searching for words at this moment of history, a moment which matters, which is sending electricity bolts around the world. antonio guterres talking about the worst conflict the second world war. let s speak to cbs correspondent bradley blackburn, who is in new york. there seemed to be electricity in that room and perhaps disbelieve. what was it like to be reporting on it and what did you take away from it? ~ it and what did you take away from it? . ., , , it and what did you take away from it? ~ ., , , ., ., it? well, it was stunning that at that meeting it? well, it was stunning that at that meeting was it? well, it was stunning that at that meeting was happening - it? well, it was stunning that at that meeting was happening at| it? well, it was stunning that at i that meeting was happening at the same time that the first explosions were being reported in ukraine. those heartfelt pleas fro