Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday accused Russia of committing “genocide” by abducting thousands of children from Ukraine, calling during a fiery speech at the United Nations for the world not to tolerate the “evil” undergirding Moscow’s actions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday accused Russia of committing “genocide” by abducting thousands of children from Ukraine, calling during a fiery speech at the United Nations for the world not to tolerate the “evil” undergirding Moscow’s actions.
“When hatred is weaponized against one nation, it never stops there,” Mr. Zelenskyy told world leaders at the annual U.N. General Assembly gathering that opened in Manhattan on Tuesday.
World leaders “must act united to defeat the aggressor,” he said in reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Evil cannot be trusted,” Mr. Zelenskyy added, before insinuating that Mr. Putin was most recently responsible for the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the wily leader of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries who died along with a group of top aides in a mysterious plane crash last month.
“Ask Prigozhin if one bets on Putin’s promises,” the Ukrainian president said.
The harsh and at times wandering commentary from Mr. Zelenskyy marked a dramatic high-point of the marathon of speeches from world leaders at the General Assembly on Tuesday afternoon.
The Ukrainian president spoke hours after President Biden appeared before the gathering, pleading with global leaders to align behind the U.S. and its allies in confronting Russia and warning that no country in the world will be safe if Russian forces are not driven from Ukrainian territory.
