Zelensky asks nations at U.N. to support Ukrainian peace plan

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked nations to support a Ukrainian peace plan that would end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Zelensky also warned against making deals with Russia, saying “Evil cannot be trusted.”

Video Transcript

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY: And tomorrow, I will present the details at a special meeting of the UN Security Council. The main thing is that it is not only about Ukraine. More than 140 states and international organizations have supported the Ukrainian peace formula fully or in part. The Ukrainian peace formula is becoming global. Its points offer solutions and steps that will stop all forms of weaponization that Russia used against Ukraine and other countries and may be used by other aggressors.

Look, for the first time in modern history, we have a real chance to end the aggression on the terms of the nation which was attacked. And this is a real chance for every nation to ensure that aggression against your state, if it happens, God forbid, will end, not because your land will be divided and you will be forced to submit to military or political pressure, but because your territory and sovereignty will be fully restored.

And we are preparing a global peace summit. And please, I invite all of you, all of you who do not tolerate any aggression, to jointly prepare the summit. And I am aware of the attempts to make some shady dealings behind the scenes. Evil cannot be trusted. Ask Prigozhin if one bets on Putin's promises.

Please hear me. Let unity decide everything openly. 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. Weaponization 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. And we will do it. Slava Ukraini.

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