Ukrainian President Speaks At U.N. General Assembly

September 19, 2023 3:17 pm

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine. And he’s warning other world leaders that the same could happen to them. Zelenskyy spoke Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly’s annual top-level meeting. He noted the war’s effect on global food and fuel supplies highlighted the situation of Ukrainian children who were taken from their families after Moscow’s invasion. Russia hasn’t yet had its turn to address the assembly.