"There can be no effective climate policy without the peace on the Earth" if countries are distracted trying to defend themselves, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during COP27. Climate reporter @SeabrookClimate Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Russian shelling has destroyed five million acres of forest in Ukraine in less than six months, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a blistering attack on Vladimir Putin's war and its global ramifications. The war is "destroying the world's ability to work united for a common goal", the Ukrainian president said in a video address to world leaders during the COP27 climate summit. "There can be no effective climate policy without the peace on the Earth" if nations are too preoccupied "thinking only about how to protect themselves here and now from their threats", he argued. Pakistan makes emotional plea - COP latest Russia's war and cutting-off of gas supplies has sent prices soaring, triggering countries