UN Secretary General not to send peacekeepers to Ukraine

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UN Secretary General not to send peacekeepers to Ukraine

NEW YORK: -- The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in an interview with the REFORMA Mexican newspaper that he was not going to send peacekeepers to Ukraine. He said he didn't think it was acceptable to send troops right now, adding that he couldn't act without a clear-cut mandate and authorization of the UN Security Council.

He also pointed out that Russia is a Security Council member-state and has the right to veto Council decisions.
But Ban Ki-moon said he fully shared Ukraine's position that territorial integrity and sovereignty should be protected and not violated.

Ukraine's acting president Alexander Turchinov earlier asked for a peacekeeping force to be sent to the east of Ukraine.

Source: http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_04_16/UN-Secretary-General-not-to-send-peacekeepers-to-Ukraine-7367/

-- THE VOICE OF RUSSIA 2014-04-16

[TVGerry]

Of course he won't. That would make the UN a relevant entity wouldn't it?

[DiamondKing]

The next time a country is asked to give up it Nuclear weapons in return they get Nato protection will know what to say and it begins with F and end with U Ukraine has been betrayed by the world

[rickirs]

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The next time a country is asked to give up it Nuclear weapons in return they get Nato protection will know what to say and it begins with F and end with U Ukraine has been betrayed by the world

Ukraine is not a member of NATO so cannot have its protection. Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear weapons in an agreement with the Russians in exchange that the Russians would not interfer in its sovereignty and would not use its gas supplies as an economic weapon against Ukraine. UK and the US were also signees to the agreement to come toUkraine's defense if the Russians didn't live up to the agreement. Ukraine was betrayed by Russia, not the world, not by NATO.

[rickirs]

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Of course he won't. That would make the UN a relevant entity wouldn't it?

The UN requires the authority of the Security Council by majority vote to dispatch troops to Ukraine. However, any one of the five permanent security council members can veto such action even if there is a majority in favor of the dispatch. Russia is one of the permanent security members and stated that indicated it will veto any such dispatch.