Polska w ONZ

19 maja 2026 r. Polska wzięła udział w posiedzeniu Rady Bezpieczeństwa ONZ nt. utrzymania pokoju i bezpieczeństwa Ukrainy.

Tekst wystąpienia wygłoszonego przez Michała Miarkę, Zastępcę Stałego Przedstawiciela RP przy NZ w Nowym Jorku, dostępny jest poniżej.

Mr. President,

Thank you for convening this meeting. We also thank the briefers for their interventions. Poland aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union and its Member States.

We strongly condemn the continued large-scale attacks carried out by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which once again demonstrate that Russia deliberately uses terror against civilians as a method of warfare.

We are also outraged by the Russian attack on a clearly marked United Nations humanitarian convoy operating in the Kherson region. Strikes against humanitarian personnel and UN operations constitute a blatant violation of international humanitarian law.

As we mark the UN Protection of Civilians Week, there is a tragic irony that at this table sits a permanent member responsible for repeated attacks against civilians, humanitarian personnel and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. These attacks cannot remain without consequences. Accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity remains indispensable for achieving a just and lasting peace.

Mr. President,

Another crime is the unlawful transfer of children. Russia is attempting to rob Ukraine of its most precious resource: the next generation. We call on Russia to immediately stop these unlawful transfers and other grave violations affecting Ukrainian children.

While many conflicts around the world are indeed complex, the war in Ukraine is defined by a few simple truths. First, the only root cause of this war is Russian imperialism. Addressing the root causes of the conflict means making Russia realize that there is no place for such reasoning in the modern world. Second, Ukraine is exercising its inherent right to self-defense in line with the UN Charter. While Russia's war of aggression is illegal, period. And third, to end this war, Russia must simply stop waging it. The sole responsibility for its continuation and further escalation lies with the Russian Federation.

We find it difficult to identify any benefits this war has brought to Russia or its citizens. People are dying. The Russian economy is facing significant structural challenges, and Russia's international standing has been severely damaged. And for some reason. Yet it continues. As we heard today in this room, Russia is spreading disinformation and threatening the Council and our fellow NATO member. We condemn such irresponsible statements.

This war, Mr. President, has no justification other than neo-colonial ambitions which will not be fulfilled by Russia. Continuing this war is a road to nowhere. Applying further pressure on Russia, including through new sanctions and maintaining robust assistance to Ukraine, remain the only way to influence Russia's position in the direction of peace, which is not the direction of Sarmat ICBM test launches, staging or organizing ongoing nuclear exercises with Belarus or further militarization in that context of the Kaliningrad Oblast.

Poland remains committed to long-term efforts aimed at Ukraine's reconstruction and strengthening its resilience as a foundation for regional security. And with that in mind, we aim to mobilise broad international support for Ukraine's reconstruction. Already next month, with the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk.

And that is because, Mr. President, to stand firmly with Ukraine, as Poland does, is to stand firmly with international law and the principles upon which this organisation was founded.

I thank you.