 The United Kingdom, European Union, and the United States have urged the Human Rights Council during Human Rights Council to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate violations committed by Russia in Ukraine. UK Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, told the UN Forum that it is unconscionable to think that a fellow member of the Council, a nation that fought so courageously to defeat fascism, would commit such egregious violations. Those were the Ambassador's words. But France's Ambassador, Jérôme Bonafonte, speaking for the EU, said President Putin has proved he has no respect for human rights. It is unconscionable to think that a fellow member of this Council, a nation that fought so courageously with us to defeat fascism, would commit these egregious violations. But President Putin has proved he has no respect for human rights, the UN Charter, or international law. That is why it is essential that this Council establishes a Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged abuses and violations of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law to preserve evidence and prevent impunity. Today all of us here have a choice, stand up and be counted, or act like none of this matters while the people of Ukraine suffer. The Human Rights Council must send a clear, unmistakable message. Not only has Russia's invasion of Ukraine trampled the core principles on which the UN was created, but Russia's actions, which are causing death, displacement and violence against innocent civilians, or abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law. The United States calls on all HRC member states to stand with Ukraine and vote yes on the resolution.