Thursday, September 25, 2025 - Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, September 24, strongly criticized the United Nations, calling it a weak institution that is helpless in stopping war amid his country’s three-and-a-half-year defense against Russian invading forces.
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Zelensky
warned that the podium is only useful for words and not meaningful action.
“Nations can speak about their pain from stages like this,
but even during bloodshed, there isn’t a single international institution that
can truly stop it,” he said. “That’s how weak these institutions have become.”
He added, “And because international institutions are too weak, this madness
continues... Weapons decide who survives.”
The Ukrainian leader argued that a new arms race is now
determining how countries interact, underscoring the lack of influence of
international forums to enforce peace and security. Russia, which holds a veto
in the U.N. Security Council, has consistently blocked any binding resolutions
that could impose sanctions or authorize military action.
Zelensky’s appearance comes a day after he secured a
political win following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, Trump posted on Truth Social that he supports
Ukraine retaking all territory Russia currently occupies, a departure from his
earlier position suggesting Kyiv would have to cede land for peace.
In his own address to the U.N., US President Trump raised the
possibility of imposing more economic pressure on Russia but conditioned any
U.S. action on Europe committing to join, a move that faces significant
bureaucratic and political challenges across the continent.
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