Every year on September 21st, the International Day of Peace is observed, established by the United Nations General Assembly.
This day is dedicated to promoting peace and reducing conflicts worldwide. The primary symbol of the holiday is the dove, whose image is often used during events and actions dedicated to this day. According to the UN, ending armed conflicts in the world requires more than governmental political agreements - sustainable peace must be based on the moral and intellectual solidarity of humanity. This idea forms the basis of the International Day of Peace.
In 2002, the Assembly declared that the Day of Peace would be observed as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, inviting all states and peoples to observe a cessation of hostilities on this day. In Ukraine, this holiday was enshrined in legislation and is called "Day of Peace in Ukraine."
Ukraine is a peaceful country that, since gaining independence, has not initiated aggression against anyone, has not made territorial claims, and actively participates in international peacekeeping efforts. The peace in Ukraine was shattered by Russian aggression that began in 2014. It was an unprovoked, undeserved, and undeclared attack by Russia, which had provided security guarantees to Ukraine in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons. The Russian Federation violated not only the Budapest Memorandum but also all imaginable and unimaginable norms and rules of the international community, the UN Charter, and the principles and norms of international law. History shows that it was Russia that deserved nuclear disarmament in the 1990s. And Russia deserves it now - terrorists have no right to possess nuclear weapons. Even without the use of nuclear weapons, a terrorist state turns everything it has access to into a weapon: food, energy, and even Ukrainian children from occupied territories.
Ukraine, where people die every day due to war, is most interested in achieving peace. At a great cost, it fights against Russian aggression so that their descendants never know war. To live under a peaceful sky, Ukrainian soldiers liberate their temporarily occupied territories and protect the population for the sake of a peaceful future on their land. Russia is the only country preventing peace in Ukraine.
Ukraine has always been a leader in peacekeeping efforts, and the world has seen this. It values peace initiatives but emphasizes that peace with Moscow is impossible at the cost of territorial or other concessions to the aggressor.
Kyiv invites all countries of the world to join President Zelensky's "Peace Formula," which is an important platform not only for a just end to the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine but can also become a universal basis for ending other armed conflicts on the planet and overcoming global problems.
Peace is a global value. It is important to every person on Earth. While Russia pushes the world toward war, Ukraine does everything to ensure that after Russian aggression, no one in the world dares to attack any country. Peace without freedom is called oppression. Peace without justice is called dictatorship. Soon, peace will return to Ukraine, becoming an everyday reality and the norm of life.
Source: altarkiz.media
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