Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
In his speech President Zelensky, spoke volumes as he criticized “The World” for letting Russia keep its third-largest nuclear arsenal (which once belonged to Ukraine).
“Ukraine gave up its third-largest nuclear arsenal. The world then decided Russia should become a keeper of such power. Yet, history shows it was Russia who deserved nuclear disarmament the most, back in the 1990s. And Russia deserves it now – terrorists have no right to hold nuclear weapons.”
Russia weaponizing food
He then went on to state how Russia has been weaponizing Food since the beginning of the Ukraine-Russia war. He also thanked the leader who supported Ukraine’s Black Sea Grain Initiative.
“Since the start of the full-scale war, the Ukrainian ports in the Black and Azov Seas have been blocked by Russia. Until now, our ports on the Danube River remain the target for missiles and drones. And it is a clear Russia’s attempt to weaponize the food shortage on the global market in exchange for recognition for some, if not all, of the captured territories.”
“Russia is launching the food prices as weapons. The impact spans from the Atlantic coast of Africa to the Southeast Asia. This is the threat scale.”
Russia weaponizing energy
Not only did President Zelensky share how Russia has been Weopizing food, but also shed light on how they are weaponizing nuclear energy, and how Russia has been turning the power plants of other countries into Nuclear energy.
“Look what Russia did to our Zaporizhzhia power plant – shelled it, occupied it, and now blackmails others with radiation leaks. Is there any sense in reducing nuclear weapons when Russia is weaponizing nuclear power plants? Scary question”.
Russia weaponizing children
He then explained how the kidnapping and deportation of children had become a part of the government policy for Russia. He went on to say “We know the names of tens of thousands of children and have evidence on hundreds of thousands of others kidnapped by Russia in the occupied territories of Ukraine and later deported. The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin for this crime.”
Sheds light on past Russian crimes
Throughout the address President Zelensky not only highlighted Russia’s crimes against Ukraine but also crimes against Moldova, Georgia, Syria, Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Baltic states.
He went on to warn the leaders present that if Russia is left to continue “the General Assembly Hall may become empty”
“Each decade Russia starts a new war. Parts of Moldova and Georgia remain occupied. Russia turned Syria into ruins. And if not Russia, the chemical weapons would have never been used there in Syria. Russia has almost swallowed Belarus. It is obviously threatening Kazakhstan and the Baltic states… And the goal of the present war against Ukraine is to turn our land, our people, our resources into a weapon against you – against the international rules-based order.”
Closing Lines
Zelensky ended his address by saying that Ukraine isn't just fighting Russian aggression but is also working to make sure that no other country ever has to be in Ukraine’s shoes.
“While Russia is pushing the world to the final war, Ukraine is doing everything to ensure that after Russian aggression, no one in the world will dare to attack any nation. Weaponisation must be restrained. War crimes must be punished. Deported people must come back home. And the occupier must return to their own land.
We must be united to make it.
Слава Україні! (Glory to Ukraine!)”
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