04\/21\/2022 04:17 PM EDT<\/p>\n
Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State<\/p>\n
Today, the United States welcomes the adoption of a resolution at the Organization of American States (OAS) suspending Russia as a Permanent Observer to that institution. With the passage of this resolution, OAS member states demonstrated that we do not stand on the sidelines in the face of the Russian government\u2019s violations of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses. Our Hemisphere stands with Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The Kremlin\u2019s inhumanity in its premeditated, unprovoked, unjust war against Ukraine is horrifically clear. Deaths and destruction mount daily. More than 10 million Ukrainian citizens and others have been uprooted by the Kremlin\u2019s coldblooded aggression. On a global scale, Putin\u2019s senseless war of choice has hurt economies and threatened the food security of the world\u2019s most vulnerable. As President Biden stated, \u201cAn overwhelming majority of nations recognize that Putin is not only attacking Ukraine, he is attacking the very foundations of global peace and security.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Russian government\u2019s brutal attack against Ukraine\u2019s territorial integrity and sovereignty demonstrates the Kremlin\u2019s utter contempt for the values of democracy and respect for human rights, values that form the bedrock of the Inter American system. We commend the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and Guatemala for leading the adoption of the resolution, and all the governments that supported it.<\/p>\n
The OAS action today sends a clear message to the Kremlin. The overwhelming number of countries in the Americas called upon the Kremlin to end its unconscionable war of choice, withdraw its forces, and comply with international law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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