Russia ‘can only be forced into peace,’ Zelenskyy says

UNITED NATIONS—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday at the United Nations that Russia can only be forced into a peace settlement, as he vowed not to negotiate on Moscow’s terms to end the war.

Addressing a special UN Security Council session attended by a representative of Russia, Zelenskyy also joined the United States in pressuring Iran and North Korea for alleged military support to Russia. Zelenskyy questioned the sincerity of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has suggested freezing lines of control.

“Russia can only be forced into peace, and that is exactly what’s needed—forcing Russia into peace,” he said. Zelenskyy said that any end to Russia’s two-year-old invasion has to be based on the UN Charter, which enshrines sovereignty by member states. “This will happen not because someone got tired of the war, not because someone traded something with Putin. Russia’s war against Ukraine will end because the UN Charter will work,” he said. —AFP