Topic: 2025 – Situation in Ukraine
Country: Panama
Delegate Name: Vincent DelRosso
Country: Delegation of Panama
Committee: United Nations Security Council
Topic: Situation in Ukraine
The Russo-Ukrainian war has persisted since 2022, much longer than most have expected. This moderate-scale conflict is one that is of much more conflict than what meets the eye. For all intents and purposes, the conflict as we know it today largely finds roots within the 2014 conflict regarding the Crimean region. The Russian seizing of Crimea was a rapid militaristic operation that was undoubtedly a response of Russian power to the pro-western shift that was occurring within Ukraine. The ousting of the former Pro-Russian government within Ukraine did much more than just the Crimea conflict, as anti-Ukrainian rhetoric and propaganda spread throughout the Russian state over the course of the next eight years, some propaganda going as far as painting Ukraine as a Nazi-like state. (Kirby) Thus, despite the 2022 invasion of Ukraine being at a much greater scale than that of what we have seen in the past, it is clear that tensions have been rising since the annexation of Crimea. Yet as the war progresses, there is seemingly some light starting to emerge at the end of the tunnel. But some more recent developments may grow weary of exclusionary peace negations, as the sole true mediator is the United States. The US has shown tendencies in the past to prioritize its own wellbeing through the trading power of the larger countries, which in this case would be Russia. (Center). Yet that is not to say there is no progress being made, as many recent reports show signs of potential closure, with US-Ukrainian Relations bettering and potentially paving forth an outlet for a long overdue conflict.
The Delegation of Panama views the conflict with an outside point of view, and despite solid trade relations with Russia, has condemned Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine. As a smaller country that finds itself relating to Ukraine in many ways, there is no doubt that the Delegation of Panama finds itself in Ukraine’s corner of this conflict. Noting on relations, earlier this year, both the Ukrainian and Panamanian heads of state respectively met to discuss a variety of topics, most of which revolve around Russian-centric topics. The variety of issues that Ukraine has internally faced through the conflict are of the utmost importance to the Delegation of Panama, with the delegation recognizing the many forms of youth displacement and erasing of culture that is undergoing within Ukraine. These issues and more the Delegation of Panama still wishes to address, though not within a security council setting. (Presidential) Along with these humanitarian priorities, the Delegation of Panama has joined much of the west and Ukraine in the sanctions put on Russia. Yet despite the sanctions, the major economic asset of Panama, that being the Panama Canal has still been permissible for Russian usage, as with the rest of the world.
As mentioned earlier, terms provided by the mediating Americans are currently on the table and look to have a shot at success. Yet, while not much is known about the current terms provided, sceptics of the terms point out the fact that throughout the negotiating process American diplomats have pushed for more pro-Russian solutions. Yet, if terms are to be brought forth to the United Nations, the Delegation of Panama on behalf of the Ukrainians wish that this solution be collaborated multi-laterally. The Delegation of Panama wishes for all Russian-occupied land to be returned to the Ukrainians as it were prior to the war, coinciding with war reparations to be paid to Ukraine, where most of the fighting has revenged much of the land. As for what the UNSC can do, the Delegation of Panama would look favorably on arranging a ceasefire of the conflict by promoting increased sanctions on both sides to force them toward the negotiation table. Through this, with an agreed upon ceasefire, the next step logically would be to re-house the millions of displaced Ukrainian and Russian citizens through a multilateral effort between both countries.
Center for Preventive Action. “War in Ukraine.” Global Conflict Tracker, 21 Nov. 2025, www.cfr.org/ global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine.
Kirby, Paul. “Why did Putin’s Russia invade Ukraine?” British Broadcast Company (BBC), 13 Aug. 2025, www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0q964851po.
The Presidential Office of Ukraine. “Sanctions Against Russia’s Tanker Fleet and Development of Bilateral Relations: Meeting Between the Presidents of Ukraine and Panama.” President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Official website, 24 Sept. 2025, www.president.gov.ua/en/news/ sankciyi-proti-rosijskogo-tankernogo-flotu-ta-rozvitok-dvost-100333.
