(United Nations) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged the UN to act “immediately” in the face of the “war crimes” committed by Russia in his country, otherwise the United Nations would “simply close “.
Posted at 11:19 a.m.
Updated at 11:35 a.m.
In a solemn speech by video broadcast live in the chamber of the Security Council, Volodymyr Zelensky also called for Russia to be excluded from this Council, of which it is one of the five permanent members, and for a reform of the system of United Nations, so that “the right to veto does not mean the right to die”.
“Now we need Security Council decisions for peace in Ukraine. If you don’t know how to make this decision, you can do two things,” the Ukrainian president said.
“Either exclude Russia as an aggressor and initiator of the war so that it does not block decisions relating to its own aggression. Then do everything we can to achieve peace,” Zelensky urged in the presence of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
“Or the other option is to please show that we can reform or change […] If there is no alternative and option, the next option would be to dissolve all of you together,” the Ukrainian president further claimed.