Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'an out' from Russia's war instead of true peace
Ukraine’s president is urging global leaders at the U_N_ to stand with his country and not seek “an out” instead of a “real, just peace.”
Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'an out' from Russia's war instead of true peace
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Ukraine’s president urged global leaders Wednesday to stand with his country and not seek “an out” instead of a “real, just peace" more than two years into Russia's war.
At a time when he faces growing pressure from Western allies and some of his fellow Ukrainians to negotiate a cease-fire, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the U.N. General Assembly there's no alternative to the “peace formula” he presented two years ago. Among other things, it seeks the expulsion of all Russian forces from Ukraine and accountability for war crimes.
“Any parallel or alternative attempts to seek peace are, in fact, efforts to achieve an out instead of an end to the war,” he said.
“Do not divide the world. Be united nations,” he implored. “And that will bring us peace.”
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