Volodymyr Zelensky tells UN his country will “never accept” an imposed peace deal

Ukraine “will never accept” a peace agreement that would be “imposed” by the great powers, said Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, September 25, at the podium of the UN General Assembly in New York, denouncing “colonial wars and the plots of the great powers to the detriment of the small ones” country.

During his speech, Volodymyr Zelensky also accused his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of preparing attacks on nuclear sites in Ukraine: “I have recently received further alarming information from our intelligence services. Putin now appears to be planning attacks on our nuclear facilities and their infrastructure.”

In front of numerous leaders of the United Nations, the Ukrainian president sought to secure the continued support of the international community, which has its eyes fixed on fears of a conflagration in the Middle East. Meanwhile, Russia continues its daily bombings in Ukraine, with a strike killing at least one person and wounding 15 others on Wednesday in Kramatorsk, a major city in eastern Ukraine, the governor of the Donetsk region said.