Zelensky urges world leaders to punish Russia for invasion in U.N. address
UNITED NATIONS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged world leaders on Wednesday to strip Russia of its vote in international institutions and its U.N. Security Council veto, saying that aggressors need to be punished and isolated.
He also demanded punishment for Russia, including barring Russia from voting in international bodies and exercising its Security Council veto. The war has dominated the global gathering, which comes nearly seven months after Russia launched what has become the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.
As a permanent member of its most powerful entity, the Security Council, Russia was able to veto a demand to stop its attack on Ukraine days after it began. See also: Opinion: Predictions of an easy Russian victory were wrong — but optimism over a Ukraine win is premature But the first such call-up in Russia since World War II also brings the fighting home in a new way for Russians and risks fanning domestic anxiety and antipathy toward the war.
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