MOSCOW, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Russia will not agree to a "freeze" in the Ukraine conflict that leaves existing security threats unresolved and creates conditions for renewed escalation, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said Monday.
"Russia will not agree to such a scheme. We will not accept a freeze in the conflict that would preserve existing threats to our security and create conditions for a new escalation. Our position is firm and unchanged," Nebenzya told a UN Security Council meeting.
He said any settlement should be comprehensive, sustainable and long-term, addressing the Ukraine crisis' root causes, which include strategic threats from the West, violations of human rights of Russian and Russian-speaking populations, and the spread of neo-Nazi ideology in Ukraine.
He accused Ukrainian authorities and their Western backers of seeking to replace a comprehensive settlement with temporary ceasefires covering energy infrastructure, food supplies, airspace and maritime activities.
Such initiatives, he said, were intended to give Kiev time to replenish its losses, regroup its forces, rearm and restore its military capabilities ahead of a possible resumption of hostilities.
"The stated objectives of the special military operation and the conditions for achieving lasting peace remain unchanged. We have all the necessary resources, public support and political will to achieve them," he said.
A trilateral meeting involving the United States, Russia and Ukraine on a possible settlement of the conflict is expected to take place in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday. ■
