Volodymyr Zelensky questioned Russia’s place at the United Nations ahead of the first day of the General Assembly in New York.
The Ukrainian president said that the UN needs to answer for “allowing his country’s invader a seat at the tables of power.”
He said: “For us, it’s very important that all our words, all our messages, will be heard by our partners. And if in the United Nations still — it’s a pity, but still — there is a place for Russian terrorists, the question is not to me. I think it’s a question to all the members of the United Nations.”
Mr Zelensky is due to address world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday and speak on Wednesday at a UN Security Council meeting about Ukraine.
Russia is a permanent, veto-wielding member of the council, and Foreign Minister Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to make remarks.
Asked whether he’d stay in the room to listen, Mr Zelensky said: “I don’t know how it will be, really.”
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08:06 AM BST
Pictured: The Zelensky’s arriving in New York
Arrived in New York together with @ZelenskyyUa to participate in the 78th session of @UN General Assembly. It will be about restoring trust and global solidarity. And 🇺🇦 has a lot to say about this. So important meetings are ahead. Solidarity — our main weapon against aggression. pic.twitter.com/Y5EyMVyLYo
— Олена Зеленська (@ZelenskaUA) September 18, 2023
08:05 AM BST
Cargo ship loaded with grain has left Ukraine port, says deputy PM
A cargo ship which entered the Ukrainian Black Sea port of entered Chornomorsk last week has departed with three thousand metric tonnes of grain, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov has said.
“The vessel RESILIENT AFRICA, carrying three thousand tonnes of wheat, has left the port of Chornomorsk and is heading towards the Bosphorus,” he said on Facebook.
“This is the first of two vessels that entered Chornomorsk last week through a temporary corridor for civilian vessels established by the Ukrainian Navy.”
08:02 AM BST
Pictured: A woman stands next to the tombstone of five Ukrainian border guards near her house
Vera Chernukha, 73, looks on as she stands next to her damaged house in the village of Dementievk.
She is the only remaining resident of Dementievka.
07:56 AM BST
One wounded in warehouse fire in Lviv
Drones attacked Ukraine’s western city of Lviv early on Tuesday and explosions rang out, causing a warehouse fire and wounding at least one person.
The city of Lviv, close to the Polish border, is seen as one of the safest in Ukraine but it has experienced more attacks recently. Three people were killed by air strikes in August.
Several waves of drones buzzed overhead, starting around 0130 GMT. The Ukrainian Air Force said that drones were attacking the city and air defences were in operation.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi wrote on Telegram that “as a result of an attack, an industrial warehouse is burning in one of Lviv’s districts”.
“So far, we know of one person who was injured by the attack,” he added.
07:53 AM BST
Ukraine says downed 27 Russian drones overnight
Ukraine said its air defence systems had downed 27 Shahed drones launched overnight in Russia’s latest aerial barrage.
“A total of 30 attack UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) were launched… As a result of combat work, 27 Shaheds were shot down by air defence units,” the Ukrainian air force said on social media.
07:52 AM BST
British troops to get new hi-tech drone software that ‘improves safety of soldiers’
British troops are to be armed with new hi-tech software that works with drones to create 3D models of maps within minutes.
As part of the British Army Warfighting Experiment, which is working with future technologies to prepare soldiers to fight on increasingly complex battlefields, the Army will trial new software that enables drones to capture near-real-time footage of areas of interest and processed it into a high-definition 3D map on a smartphone or tablet in less than 10 minutes.
The Farsight software, made by the American cyber technology company Reveal, uses photogrammetry collected by drones to create 3D digital models.
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07:51 AM BST
Zelensky visits wounded Ukrainian soldiers at New York hospital
I started my visit to the U.S. with the most important thing: meeting our wounded warriors at Staten Island University Hospital.
I thanked them all for their service and wished them a speedy recovery.
I also thanked and awarded medical personnel and the Kind Deeds foundation. pic.twitter.com/VPO5ytor7s
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 18, 2023
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