Join Mass Protest In New York In Support of Ukraine
RALLY IN NEW YORK IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE – THURSDAY, MARCH 13 (1:30-3:00 PM)
(Polish-Events-DC) All-American protest to support U.S. security interests in Central and East Europe.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, A.Yatseniuk after speaking at the UN will be escorted to meet the Protestors at 2~ish. We know this is an inconvinient time, but please pass this info. to others. We hope to have all communities represented. (ONZ, 1st Ave. and 43rd St., NYC)
http://solidarni2010.pl/27259-nowy-jork-protest-pod-konsulatem-rosji–rece-precz-od-ukrainy.html?PHPSESSID=776378614f03db65ff76ba0fad59a2ab
ONZ, 1st Avenue and 43rd Street, NYC
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When in 1994, Ukraine became a party to Non-Proliferation Treaty and voluntarily surrendered the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world it did so exclusively under certain conditions. These conditions envisaged granting security assurances to Ukraine by the 5 nuclear states.
On December 5, 1994, the United States, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom signed the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances to Ukraine. The French Republic and the People’s Republic of China supported the Memorandum by signing separate declarations.
Ukraine has thoroughly implemented its commitments under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and has taken and fulfilled additional obligations by getting rid of all its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium.
Today we witness the situation when the Russian Federation attempts to undermine the NPT regime not only by violating the Budapest Memorandum, but also by violating the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which clearly states in its Preamble that “States must refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner”.
We rely on the commitments contained in the Budapest Memorandum of 1994 and the Charter on a Distinctive Partnership between NATO in Ukraine, as well as the U.S.-Ukraine Charter on Strategic Partnership and other bilateral documents. We need help from the guarantor states, the UN, NATO, the OSCE, the European Union, all civilized nations to protect our sovereignty and territorial integrity by all available means and to prevent a war which would shatter peace in Europe and will have grave and irrevocable consequences for peace and security on a global scale.
The aggression must be stopped, and we rely on the strong and unified position of the global community.
Military units deployed from Russia must leave the territory of Ukraine immediately, and those belonging to the Russian Black Sea Fleet must return to their barracks. Armed gangs that came from Russia must also immediately leave Ukraine.
Crimea is an inalienable part of Ukraine, with citizens of all ethnic backgrounds.