2023-09-20 14:34:09
This is a great first. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to address the UN Security Council on Wednesday September 20, the day after his first face-to-face speech to the UN General Assembly. He will face Russia, a permanent member of the body, for the first time since the start of the war. Moscow should be represented by its Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, who arrived in New York on Tuesday. Follow our live stream.
Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of genocide. The deportation by Moscow of “tens of thousands” of Ukrainian children is “clearly a genocide”Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Tuesday at the UN. “We are trying to bring these children home, but time is running out. What will happen to them? In Russia, they are taught hatred of Ukraine, and all ties with their families are cut”he castigated.
New Ukrainian drone attack in Russia. Moscow claimed on Wednesday that it had destroyed four Ukrainian drones overnight over the regions of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine, and Orel, also in the west. The Russian Defense Ministry has not released information on possible damage or casualties at this stage.
The Belarusian opposition is worried about rapprochement with Russia. Belarusian opposition leader in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, urged world leaders on Tuesday not to forget her country. She fears that Belarus, diplomatically isolated, will become a “consolation prize” for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the context of the war in Ukraine.
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