Thank you, Mister President.
I also thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
I also welcome our Ukrainian colleague, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
As we mark the thousandth day of this war, words fail us in the face of the suffering in your country. Through you, dear colleague, I extend my thoughts to the Ukrainian people.
Over the last 1,000 days, more than 10,000 civilians have been killed and more than 20,000 wounded, not to mention the immense losses among the soldiers. Behind these soulless figures lie men, women and children: a tragedy!
We are deeply concerned about the massive attacks on energy infrastructures in recent days - a grave danger to the civilian population as winter approaches.
Switzerland calls - again and again - for the respect of international law, for the respect of international humanitarian law.
Excellencies, Dear colleagues,
For 1,000 days, all these calls for peace have gone unanswered.
This war has become a major source of international destabilization:
Destabilization of international security, with the nuclear threat.
Destabilization of food security and energy supplies.
Destabilization of respect for fundamental rights.
And finally, destabilization of multilateralism.
The risk of this war expanding is alarming: I am referring here to reports of the military presence of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Russia.
These latest developments on the battlefield highlight the unsustainability of this war for us all.
Mister President, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is time for Russia to end its war against Ukraine, launched in violation of the UN Charter. After 1,000 days of war, the weapons must fall silent! It is time to find a diplomatic solution.
Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders must be respected.
Five months ago, we gathered in Switzerland, at the Bürgenstock, to talk for the first time at the highest level about peace in Ukraine.
Since then, we have continued these efforts relentlessly, and we will continue to do so, until a diplomatic solution is found.
Mister President,
Making peace takes courage! As I reminded this Council last September.
Making peace also requires energy.
The energy to pursue the diplomatic path, despite fatigue, despite frustration - particularly for those men and women on the ground, facing the prospect of a third winter of war.
The courage to involve all parties in this dialogue, including Russia.
The energy to call, again and again, for the application of the UN Charter and respect for the Geneva Conventions, and the energy to live up to our humanity.
Switzerland will support all peace initiatives and efforts based on the principles of the UN Charter.
Aware of the lessons of our shared history, we are ready to assume our responsibilities.
For the Ukrainian people, certainly!
But also for our European continent and for the entire world.
We all aspire to peace and stability.
I thank you.