俄乌冲突升级，如何看待俄乌局势？肯尼亚驻联合国大使这段4分钟英文讲话值得一看！（附视频&演讲稿）

当地时间2月24日，俄罗斯总统普京决定在顿巴斯地区进行特别军事行动。2月24日凌晨，乌克兰境内多个城市传出爆炸声，其中也包含首都基辅。法新社援引乌克兰边防部队最新的说法称，俄罗斯地面部队24日从多个方向进入乌克兰。报道还称，乌克兰边防部队表示，俄罗斯坦克和其他重型装备从北部几个地区以及南部的克里米亚半岛越过（俄乌）边境。

在俄乌冲突急剧升级之际，英文演讲君分享一个三天前肯尼亚驻联合国特使在安理会紧急会议的讲话。马丁·基马尼大使以非洲殖民历史为例，反对俄罗斯承认乌东两个分离地区独立的做法。他表示尽管非洲的边界是殖民者所划定，很多古老的民族都因此分裂，但是肯尼亚没有陷入到危险的怀旧情绪当中，而是选择了和平，遵守联合国宪章的规定。他表示，那些被迫分裂的民族想要与邻国的同胞融合的想法是可以理解的，但是肯尼亚反对动用武力来追求这种梦想，“我们反对基于任何基础的民族统一主义和扩张主义”。

网友对这段讲话评论称：有内涵、有逻辑、有情怀。肯尼亚代表这段不卑不亢，有理有节，用国内的话说充满正能量的发言，值得大赞！人类文明需要全世界共同呼吁，非洲国家代表的文化价值观能够达到如此境界，值得大赞！

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Kenya is gravely concerned by the announcement made by the Russian Federation to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent states. In our considered view, this action and announcement breaches the territorial integrity of -- of Ukraine.

We do not deny that there may be serious security concerns in these regions. But they cannot justify today’s recognition of these regions as independent states -- not when there are multiple diplomatic tracks available and underway that have the ability to offer peaceful solutions.

Mr. President,

This situation echoes our history. Kenya and almost every African country was birthed by the ending of empire. Our borders were not of our own drawing. They were drawn in the distant colonial metropoles of London, Paris, and Lisbon, with no regard for the ancient nations that they cleaved apart.

Today, across the border of every single African country, live our countrymen with whom we share deep historical, cultural, and linguistic bonds. At independence, had we chosen to pursue states on the basis of ethnic, racial, or religious homogeneity, we would still be waging bloody wars these many decades later.

Instead, we agreed that we would settle for the borders that we inherited, but we would still pursue continental political, economic, and legal integration. Rather than form nations that looked ever backwards into history with a dangerous nostalgia, we chose to look forward to a greatness none of our many nations and peoples had ever known. We chose to follow the rules of the Organisation of African Unity and the United Nations charter, not because our borders satisfied us, but because we wanted something greater, forged in peace.

We believe that all states formed from empires that have collapsed or retreated have many peoples in them yearning for integration with peoples in neighboring states. This is normal and understandable. After all, who does not want to be joined to their brethren and to make common purpose with them? However, Kenya rejects such a yearning from being pursued by force. We must complete our recovery from the embers of dead empires in a way that does not plunge us back into new forms of domination and oppression.

We rejected irredentism and expansionism on any basis, including racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural factors. We -- We reject it again today. Kenya registers its strong concern and opposition to the recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states. We further strongly condemn the trend in the last few decades of powerful states, including members of this Security Council, breaching international law with little regard.

Multilateralism lies on its deathbed tonight. It has been assaulted today as it as it has been by other powerful states in the recent past. We call on all members to rally behind the Secretary-General in asking him to rally us all to the standard that defends multilateralism. We also call on him to bring his good offices to bear to help the concerned parties resolve this situation by peaceful means.

Let me conclude, Mr. President, by reaffirming Kenya's respect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.

Thank you.

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