The Ukrainian leader, with appearances at the U.N. and in Washington, aims to solidify support as portions of the world — and some in Congress — seek to move on.
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at United Nations headquarters.
“Mass destruction is gaining momentum,” Zelenskyy said. “The aggressor is weaponizing many other things and those things are used not only against our country, but against all of yours as well, fellow leaders.” “Evil cannot be trusted. Ask Prigozhin if one bets on Putin’s promises,” Zelenskyy said, referencing to the former leader of the Wagner mercenary group, who died last month when his plane exploded after it departed a Moscow airport, in an incident that Western nations have blamed on the Kremlin.
Zelenskyy’s visit to the United States was intended to take advantage of his powerful oratory to sway wavering voices. A comedian and actor by profession, the Ukrainian president has proved to have formidable powers of persuasion on the world stage. The trip started with a visit Monday to a New York hospital where wounded Ukrainian soldiers are being treated and will conclude Thursday with a visit to the White House - his second since the war began - and meetings with congressional leaders.
Tuesday marked the Ukrainian leader’s first in-person trip to the United Nations since the war started in February 2022. At last year’s General Assembly, he delivered remarks from Ukraine by video link. At the time, Ukrainian troops were engaged in a lightning-quick operation that ousted Russian troops from the northeast Kharkiv region. He visited Washington in December, riding off that success after recapturing significant portions of the territory that Russia had taken early in its invasion.
Despite Russia’s flagrant invasion of its neighbor, the deaths of thousands of soldiers and civilians, and allegations of war crimes by Russian troops, some countries in Asia, Africa and South America have been reluctant to enforce Western sanctions against Russia, for fear of disrupting their economic and diplomatic links with Moscow.
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