Zelensky tells UN he has only plan that will end war

Volodymyr Zelensky urged world leaders to stand with Ukraine in the war against Russia as he presented his victory plan” to the UN General Assembly yesterday.

- JABED AHMED

At a time when he faces growing pressure from Western allies and some of his fellow Ukrainians to negotiate a ceasefire, Mr Zelensky said there is no alternative to the “peace formula” he presented two years ago.

The formula, among other things, seeks the expulsion of all Russian forces from Ukraine and accountability for war crimes. “Any parallel or alternative attempts to seek peace are, in fact, efforts to achieve an out instead of an end to the war,” he said.

Mr Zelensky added that Russian president Vladimir Putin is attempting to “break the Ukrainian spirit” by targeting his country’s energy infrastructure with deliberate attacks on Ukraine’s power plants and entire energy grid.

“This is how Putin is preparing for winter, hoping to torment millions of Ukrainians … Putin wants to leave them in the dark and force Ukraine to suffer and surrender,” he told the 193member body.