The Ukrainian president called on countries to mete out “just punishment” against Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on members of the United Nations to mete out “just punishment” against Russia and strip the country of its UN Security Council veto, part of an adamant speech as Ukraine seeks to roll back Russian forces....
Zelensky suggested creating an international “special tribunal” to punish Russia, and he proposed taking away Russia’s status as one of the UN Security Council’s five permanent members, which gives Russian diplomats the power to veto Security Council resolutions. Zelensky endorsed plans to limit Russia’s oil and natural gas income by capping the price at which the country can sell petroleum, and suggested imposing some visa restrictions on Russians, arguing “citizens of the aggressor state shouldn’t be allowed to enjoy tourism or shopping in the territory of those who value peace.”
He also argued his military “can return the Ukrainian flag to our entire territory … with the force of arms, but we need time,” a point Zelensky has that effectively pushes back on the idea of conceding Russian-occupied territory in exchange for peace.Zelensky said his country “wants peace,” and claimed his administration had 88 rounds of negotiations with Russia from when he took office in 2019 to the start of the invasion.“A crime has been committed against Ukraine, and we demand just punishment,” Zelensky said in his pre-recorded speech.
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