Ukraine's prez calls for unspecified global 'action' to force Russia into peace

Ukraines president Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the notion of peace talks with Moscow on Tuesday calling instead for unspecified global action to force Russia into peace for invading his country and to comply with the UN Charters requirement that every country respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all other nations Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council that Russian President Vladimir Putin is committing an international crime and has broken so many international rules that he wont stop on his ownAnd thats why this war cant simply fade away Thats why this war cant be calmed by talks Zelenskyy said at a meeting on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the General Assembly Russia can only be forced into peace and that is exactly whats needed forcing Russia into peace as the sole aggressor in this war the sole violator of the UN CharterThe highlevel meeting on the more than 2frac12year war in Ukraine was attended by ministers from 14 of the councils 15 member nations Russia chose to send its lowerlevel UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia opened the meeting protesting that Zelenskyy was being given the UN spotlight again He also criticised Slovenia which holds the rotating council presidency this month for allowing the Ukrainian leaders chorus to speak He meant about 10 European Union and NATO members who arent on the council but march in lockstep every time they come to the council to malign the Russian Federation When it comes to listening to these hackneyed statements and these cookiecutter statements we have no intention of wasting time on that Nebenzia saidUkraines sovereignty is defendedUN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres briefed the council reiterating the United Nations strong support for Ukraines sovereignty and territorial integrity under the UN Charter Russias fullscale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 following the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and city of Sevastopol a decade ago is a clear violation of these principles the UN chief saidZelenskyy said Ukraine knows some countries want to talk to Putin But he asked What could they possibly hear from him that hes upset because we are exercising our right to defend our people or that he wants to keep the war and terror going just so no one thinks he was wrong China has repeatedly called for talks between Ukraine and Russia Its foreign minister Wang Yi told the council that the suffering and destruction and increasing volatility in the region must be turned aroundWang stressed that Chinese President Xi Jinping believes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected China is pursuing peace talks and conducting shuttle diplomacy Wang said and its efforts have received wide international support He pointed to a joint ChinaBrazil peace plan issued earlier this yearZelenskyy also went after countries that supply weapons and ammunition to Russia telling the council Moscow has no legitimate reason to make Iran and North Korea de facto accomplices The US includes China Iran and North Korea in its accusations US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised similar issues but also accused China which has close ties to Russia of providing Russia with machine tools microelectronics and other items it is using to rebuild restock and ramp up its war machine and sustain its brutal warWang who spoke after him didnt directly respond but said I also wish to make it clear that on the Ukraine issue any move to shift responsibility onto China or attack and smear China is irresponsible and will lead nowhere Blinken also accused Iran of providing armed drones to Russia since 2022 and transferring hundreds of shortrange ballistic missiles a few weeks ago which its new president Masoud Pezeshkian has denied North Korea has also delivered trainloads of weapons and ammunition to Russia including ballistic missiles and artillery rounds Blinken saidThe more Russia relies on their support the more Iran and North Korea extract in return Blinken said And the more Putin gives to Pyongyang and Tehran the more he exacerbates threats to peace and security To those who ask how the United States and others can help Ukraine defend itself and criticise countries supplying military materiel to Russia Blinken said the answer is simple Russia is the aggressor Ukraine is the victimThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever