Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged UN member nations to work together to stop Russia’s invasion of his country, and he has asked them to participate in a peace summit later this year.
Zelenskyy addressed a high-level UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday. World leaders are gathered in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
Zelenskyy denounced “Russia’s war against Ukraine.”
He said: “Today, once again, Russian bombs hit residential buildings, even an ordinary bread factory became a target. What’s so threatening to Russia about making bread, Putin has no answer.”
Zelenskyy noted that Russia is planning once again to try to destroy Ukraine’s energy system. He said Moscow is preparing to target three nuclear power plants in Ukraine this fall.
Zelenskyy also urged the leaders to attend a second peace summit, so that a peace plan for Ukraine can be discussed. He wants to hold it in November.
He said, “We all know what needs to be done if we honestly look at the situation and truly want to stop Russia’s war.” The president stressed that the most important thing is for the countries to act together.