Zelenskiy tells UN: Stop Russia's war or face dangerous arms race


  • World
  • Wednesday, 24 Sep 2025

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged world powers to help stop Russia's war in his country in a speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, warning of a dangerous arms race that he said the fighting was unleashing.

He called for global rules to curb the use of artificial intelligence in weapons while describing breakneck innovation in drones used in Ukraine. He also accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of seeking to expand his war beyond Ukraine.

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