Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts
Zelenskyy said Russia’s revenues must stay under pressure as he argued trade with Moscow prolongs the war and said Ukraine has captured fighters from 47 countries.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday to choke Russia's revenues, arguing that trade with the aggressor directly finances the war effort.
- Russia invaded Ukraine more than 4 years ago, resulting in over 500,000 Russian troop deaths and 500,000 Ukrainian military casualties, including up to 140,000 deaths, according to Western analysts.
- Front-Line positions in eastern and southern Ukraine have remained largely unchanged since last year, while the war has disrupted global fuel, fertilizer, and grain shipments, widening divisions between Russia and the West.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that Russia is prepared to negotiate peace but rejects a temporary "pause," arguing it would allow Ukraine to acquire more weapons.
- Russia is scheduled to address the assembly this Saturday. President Vladimir Putin has not traveled to the gathering in years, instead sending Lavrov to represent the nation.
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In a speech at the UN General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as "Patient Zero," the source of the war, and called for an international response. He condemned Russia's threats to European security and acts of sabotage, and emphasized the need for active international pressure to end the war and military action to strike a blow to the Russian economy.
Between bilateral summits, parallel meetings, military provocations and speeches at the United Nations General Assembly, the war between Russia and Ukraine was one of the main...
"It seems you can never say 'that's enough'. Can you imagine Putin without war?" asked the Ukrainian president.
‘Putin is patient zero. He must be stopped,’ Zelensky tells U.N. General Assembly
On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. He spoke in English for roughly 25 minutes. Below, Meduza reproduces key excerpts from Zelensky’s remarks.
The President of Ukraine called again for support before the UN General Assembly. Selenskyy emphasized not only the security of his own country: Putin is an even greater danger as a »patient zero«.
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