Topic: Ukraine
Country: Sweden
Delegate Name: Max West
School: East Grand Rapids High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Sweden position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
In 1991, during the Cold War when Ukraine declared its separation from The Soviet Union was that start of conflict between Ukraine and Russia, but in recent years this conflict has escalated to a point at which the United Nations must do something. This is due in part to the facts that a majority of the citizens in Ukraine are ethically russian and/or speak russian. Along with this the Orange Revolution had increased the tension and has still affected the situation til this day. And with Russia annexing Crimea in 2014 the situation is dire. These decisions and actions were done to try and dissolve the conflict but have only heightened it, and now civilians and innocent people are dying daily for unnecessary reasons. Since 1992, Sweden was the first Nordic country to recognize Ukraine as an independent nation, and has been fighting for the freedom of Ukraine since, with Sweden’s most recent visit was in 2018 between Sweden’s Minister of Defense, Peter Hultquist and Ukraines president P.O.Poroshenko. Along with these measures, Sweden has fought to allow Ukraine into the United Nations. Sweden and Ukraine in the past have had many meetings to discuss Ukraines freedom from Russia and Sweden’s main priority has been to keep Ukraine civilians safe. Sweden proposes the United Nations support Ukraine’s independence by requesting Russia recall troops in Ukraine and stop all means of taking control of Ukraine, thus including supporting rebel groups in southern Ukraine. If Russia does not comply with these requests with a reasonable, given time frame, Sweden believes the United Nations should use military forces to encourage Russia to agree to the conditions. Along with that Sweden also believes the United Nations should give aid to the Ukrainian Government to help with the rebel groups in the south and further help it develop as a country, this includes support for Ukraines reform agenda and helping Ukraine with long term effects for peaceful development. Sweden also believes that the United Nations should help uphold the integrity of the Minsk Protocol.
