Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke via video to the UN General Assembly today, advocating the establishment of a court that would impose “fair punishment” on Russia for starting an “illegal war” that hit Ukraine’s land, people and Ukraine in February. United Nations values.
“A crime has been committed against Ukraine and we demand a fair punishment,” he said, noting that Moscow should be held financially responsible for the costs of the conflict, “paying for this war with its own resources.”
According to Zelensky, Ukraine needs more financial and military assistance to continue the conflict against the Kremlin. Ukraine, Europe and the world “want for peace”, while Ukrainian leader Vladimir Putin accuses his opponent of wanting to continue the war, without naming them.
“A crime has been committed against Ukraine and demands a just punishment. A crime has been committed against our borders, against the lives of our peoples, against our dignity. A crime against the values that make us all a United Nations community. Ukraine demands it. The penalty for trying to steal our lands. The penalty for killing thousands of people, women.” and punishment for the torture and humiliation of men, for the catastrophic turmoil provoked by Russia’s illegal war, and not just for us Ukrainians, but for the whole world,” he declared.
“We need defense, Offensive and ranged weapons to liberate our lands. We need financial support to maintain our existence. stability and fulfill our obligations to the people,” he said.
Zelenskiy said that 88 talks were held with the aim of avoiding war, justifying that Ukraine has helped prevent the outbreak of armed conflict since taking over the presidency. We had a great invasion and we had no other reason than to defend ourselves”.
The Ukrainian leader pointed out that economic sanctions against Russia are a way to end the conflict and prevent further wars in the future, but stressed the need for more restraint to Moscow to expand Russia’s “international isolation”. Russian tourists enter countries to “encourage them to fight their own state’s aggression”.
UN veto, mutilated bodies and radiation
At another point, Volodymyr Zelensky He called on the UN to withdraw Russia’s veto right in the organization’s Security Council and called for the creation of an “international reparation mechanism” that would make Russia “pay for this war with its assets”.
Speaking to the UN, he said that Ukrainian authorities continue to excavate bodies buried in mass graves in areas controlled by Russian troops. According to the Ukrainian president, 445 graves were found and corpses with signs of mutilation, such as a woman with broken ribs and a man to be castrated before being killed.
“The only thing that distinguishes this ditch from the ditch in the city of Bucha is that the bodies of these people are not thrown into the streets and are buried. The earth needs to protect life. It is necessary to protect the citizens and liberate the people. lands. financial aid, this should be offered,” he said.
Commenting on the possibility of a nuclear disaster, Zelensky reminded that there were explosions at power plants in Ukraine before the UN General Assembly meeting started, and rockets exploded within 300 meters of the nuclear reactors, despite the Energy Agency’s call to stop in Moscow. attacks on energy facilities
Emphasizing that Putin is using gas and oil “as weapons” to “blackmail” Europe, he said, “Russia’s blackmail should worry everyone because none of you will have a radiation vaccine.”
Biden attacks Russia
Speaking at the UN, US President Joe Biden renewed the accusations against Russia and accused Vladimir Putin of violating the principles of the United Nations Charter.
According to Biden, Moscow wants to abolish Ukraine’s right to exist as a state and stressed that “the world should see these absurd acts as they are”.
“If nations can implement their imperial ambitions without consequences, we are jeopardizing everything this institution stands for,” he said.
Vladimir Putin has once again caught the world’s attention today by designating the mobilization of 300,000 reservists for the conflict and threatening the opposition once again with the possibility of nuclear war.
Biden called Putin’s threats irresponsible because “a nuclear war cannot and should never be won.”
source: Noticias
