Zelenskiy tells UNGA: Russian occupier must return to own land

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy implored world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (Sept 19) to stand united against Russia's invasion and said Moscow had to be pushed back so the world could turn to solving pressing global challenges.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 On behalf of the General Assembly, I have the honour to welcome His Excellency,

00:03 Ludomir Zelensky, President of Ukraine, and invite him to address the Assembly.

00:09 Ukraine gave up its third largest nuclear arsenal.

00:15 The world then decided Russia should become a keeper of such power.

00:22 Yet history shows it was Russia who deserved nuclear disarmament the most.

00:29 Back in the 1990s.

00:32 And Russia deserves it now.

00:35 Terrorists have no right to hold nuclear weapons.

00:40 No right.

00:41 The mass destruction is gaining its momentum.

00:46 The aggressor is weaponizing many other things.

00:50 And those things are used not only against our country, but against all of yours as well.

00:57 Since the start of the full-scale war, the Ukrainian ports in the Black and Azov seas

01:03 have been blocked by Russia.

01:05 Until now, our ports on the Danube River remain the target for missiles and drones.

01:13 And it is clear Russia's attempt to weaponize the food shortage on the global market in

01:21 exchange for recognition for some, if not all, of the captured territories.

01:29 Russia is launching the food prices as weapons.

01:33 Is there any sense to reduce nuclear weapons when Russia is weaponizing nuclear power plants?

01:41 Scary question.

01:43 The global security architecture offers no response or protection against such a treacherous

01:51 radiation threat.

01:53 And there is no accountability for radiation blackmailers so far.

01:58 And the goal of the present war against Ukraine is to turn our land, our people, our lives,

02:07 our resources into a weapon against you.

02:10 Against the international rules-based order.

02:15 Ukrainian seats in the General Assembly Hall may become empty if Russia succeeds with its

02:25 treachery and aggression.

02:28 While Russia is pushing the world to the final war, Ukraine is doing everything to ensure

02:34 that after Russian aggression, no one in the world will dare to attack any nation.

02:41 Ukraine must be restrained.

02:44 War crimes must be punished.

02:46 Deported people must come back home.

02:50 And the occupier must return to their own land.

02:53 We must be united to make it.

02:56 And we will do it.

02:57 Slava Ukraini!

02:58 (Applause.)

02:59 Thank you so much.

02:59 (Applause.)

03:00 (The executive order is signed.)

03:00 (Applause.)

03:05 (The executive order is signed.)

03:06 (Applause.)

03:07 (The executive order is signed.)

03:07 (Applause.)

03:12 (Applause.)

03:17 (Applause.)

03:22 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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