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According to multiple sources, the Russian head of delegation to a major UN climate conference apologized for his country’s invasion in Ukraine on Sunday.
After a stirring live statement by Svitlana Krakovska, his Ukranian counterpart, Oleg Anisimov, the surprise intervention of Russia’s Oleg Anisimov came after a surprising intervention by Oleg Anisimov. He spoke passionately about Ukraine’s current situation.
According to three sources who heard him speak, Anisimov said that he would apologize on behalf all Russians that were not able to stop this conflict.
According to half-a-dozen participants, observers and delegate to the fraught meetings, which were scheduled to conclude Friday, were stunned Sunday by back-toback statements.
He said that those who see the situation, speaking in Russian, “fail any justification for attacking Ukraine”.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC), provided simultaneous translations into English of his comments. AFP was not able to access the original Russian statement.
Ukraine’s Krakovska spoke at the conference on Sunday. She had tried to continue her work despite the attacks on her country.
According to multiple sources, she said in English: “We won’t surrender in Ukraine, but we hope that the world will not yield in building a climate-resilient future.”
“Human-induced climate changes and the war against Ukraine have the same roots — fossilfuels and our dependence on them,” she said.
One source said that everyone “in the room” was moved by online chats and informal conversations.
Anisimov’s statement, which expressed “huge admiration,” for the Ukranian delegation, was a surprise.
Another participant stated, “He knows that there’s a risk for his, it was an extremely sincere message.”
When asked by AFP for comment, Anisimov stated that his statements “expressed personal opinion and attitude” and should not be considered an “official statement from the Russian delegation”.
Anisimov, a veteran of IPCC, was first involved as a scientist on the Arctic and then as an expert on the subject. He was a lead writer on earlier reports.
The two-week IPCC meeting was overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The meeting was charged with distilling a 3,500-page climate report on adaptation into a crucial 40 page “Summary to Policymakers.” This summary will be made available Monday.
Krakovska expressed sadness that the IPCC’s findings, after years of hard work by scientists around world, would now have to “compete with war for media space”.
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