Zelenskyy calls out Putin in UN speech | USA TODAY

In a pre-recorded speech, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy called for peace while asking for Russia to be held accountable for "crimes of aggression."

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demanded that Russia be punished for attacking his country and assured the world that his military could drive out the invaders in a passionate address that drew a standing ovation from the U.N. General Assembly.

Zelenskyy, speaking remotely and in English on Wednesday, said Russia committed crimes against the "values that make you and me a community" in the U.N. He described grisly scenes found at hundreds of graves with men, women and children, some bound and tortured.

He dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim of a willingness to negotiate an end to the 7-month-old war. "They talk about the talks, but they announce military mobilization," he said. "They talk about the talks but announce pseudo referendums in the occupied territories."

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26 comments

  1. Please for sake of old Europe, do not touch that which belongs to ancestors of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and all nations of their mothers& fathers.

    1. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂what? What about who it belonged to before that? Or before that? Or before that? Wow….

    2. You are asking Europe not to touch Ukraine, but you don’t say anything about Russia killing massively to Ukrainian people and destroying their whole country… You guys are not only assassins but cynical psychos.

  2. Modern politics have never been such a freak show .. its almost amusing to watch, telenovela style.. the sad part is that no matter how outlandish the situation is, some still believe in it.

    1. Oh, sure… Russia is killing people massively, destroying a whole country and threatening half of the planet with nuclear weapons… but you are here concerned about the supposed “telenovela style” an calling “show” to anything that is not supporting your beloved assassin Putin.

  3. Since when is USA news about some foreign Azz place stop already you got enough already stop looking for the spotlight

    1. Sure… families who are destroyed are calling out Putin too every single day. Kids who have been mutilated call out Putin too, thousands and thousands of people whose lives have been destroyed call out Putin… and in the meanwhile, you are here making jokes…

  4. This is sick! Like some live show of freaks. Meantime, real Europeans are paying for your costumes, scenario, personal expenses etc… What a sick minds they are all!

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