VIDEOS
1. Zelenskyy was ‘brilliant’ at ‘trying to shock the conscience of the world’ at UN Security Council
MSNBC
5.99M subscribers
Sep 20, 2023 4:00 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsls5KXTYfQ
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke before the United Nations Security Council regarding the need to revoke Russia’s veto power within the U.N. in response to the war in Ukraine. Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Admiral James Stavridis joins Andrea Mitchell to react.
“I think it was a bravura performance by Zelenskyy. Number one, he made the point this could happen to you. And he’s speaking here to 180 different countries, many of whom are threatened by large outside aggressors, so he brought it home,” Stavridis says.
“Number two, he evinced real gratitude for all the help that he’s gotten. And number three, he kept coming back to the war crimes that we’ve seen committed by Russia. He’s trying to shock the conscience of the world. I think he did a brilliant job.”
2. Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating UN Charter at Security Council
Scripps News
410K subscribers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWQwDn2D444
TRANSCRIPT:
O.48 Russia reied to delay President Zelenskyy’s speech, arguing he should not be able to speak before members of the council.
0.55 In response, the Prime Minister of Albania which heads the Security Council this month scolded the Russian ambassador, you stop the war and President Zelenskyy will not take the floor.
1.08 Secretary of State Anthoney Blinken again said Russia is violating the UN Charter committing war crimes and tearing families apart. Blinken says more than 40 countries read into Zelenskyy’s for ending the war while Russia has 1.17 put nothing forward, we will stand up not stand by when the rules we all agreed to are being challenged.
1.26 Blinken brushed off criticism that the Security Council can’t address other issues while focusing on this war. We can and we must do both.
1.33 We are doing both.
ARTICLE
Turkey Announces Plans to Build Nuclear Power Plant with China Instead of Russia
FREEDOM
9-210-2023 11:05
https://uatv.ua/en/turkey-announces-plans-to-build-nuclear-power-plant-with-china-instead-of-russia/
The agreement between Turkey and China for the construction of a new nuclear power plant is nearing completion, and as a result, Turkey will withdraw its participation from the project involving the Russian Federation. This information was reported by Al-Monitor.
Turkey’s Minister of Energy, Alparslan Bayraktar, stated to journalists that Ankara is already in negotiations with a Chinese company regarding this agreement, and its finalization may occur in a few months.
It is worth noting that as early as July, Bayraktar had mentioned that Turkey was in discussions with several countries, including Russia, regarding the construction of a second and third nuclear power plant.
“Nuclear energy is an essential part of Turkey’s energy planning. South Korean companies and Rosatom have expressed interest in construction,” stated the announcement at that time.
According to the publication, Russia’s refusal is particularly unwelcome as Russia had received only one order from Ankara for the construction of a nuclear power plant, while Turkey plans to build a third such station with different partners.
Furthermore, Bayraktar’s comments about selecting a contractor for the power plant have become relevant against the backdrop of improving relations between China and Turkey.
Previously, Russia had attempted to leverage the construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, “Akkuyu,” which was of significant importance to Turkey, for traditional Russian pressure. However, construction was suspended after the deterioration of relations between the two countries in November 2015, following Turkey’s downing of a Russian Su-24 frontline bomber over Syria.
Currently, Rosatom is recalculating funds for its subsidiary companies involved in the construction of nuclear power plants in Turkey through banks that have come under sanctions.
In addition, Akkuyu Nukleer AS, controlled by Rosatom, terminated its contract with the Turkish construction company IC Ictas in favor of Russian TSM Enerji for the completion of the nuclear power plant in Turkey. Representatives of IC Ictas accused Rosatom of attempting to reduce the number of Turkish subcontractors in the project.