UN Assembly: Zelenskyy accuses Russia of weaponising food, energy, children in war against Ukraine

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Zelenskyy's presence at the podium on Tuesday marked his first time at the United Nations since the Russian invasion, facing a fragmented international community shaken by serial crises, in particular the war in Ukraine.

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00:00 relations with our neighbors. With Russia in the spotlight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr

00:04 Zelensky took to the podium at the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York.

00:09 In his first direct address to the body since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of

00:15 his country last year, Zelensky slammed Moscow's actions and the threat its nuclear arsenal posed

00:21 to his nation and the world. Zelensky then accused Russia of blackmailing the globe with food.

00:48 "It is a clear Russia`s attempt to weaponize the food shortage on the global market in exchange

00:59 for recognition for some, if not all, of the captured territories."

01:05 He also highlighted the energy crisis and the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia,

01:10 something he labeled a genocide.

01:12 Zelensky said he would present the details of his peace plan to the Security Council on Wednesday.

01:16 [WHOOSH]

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