⚡️Zelensky URGENTLY addressed the UN! Stunned with a statement about the war

[00:00:06] [Music] [00:00:09] Dear leaders, dear friends, and all [00:00:11] those who can become our friends because [00:00:14] you want safety and peace just as much [00:00:18] as we do today. No one but ourselves can [00:00:22] guarantee security. only strong [00:00:25] alliances, only strong partners and only [00:00:29] our own weapons. The 21st century isn't [00:00:33] much different from the past. If a [00:00:36] nation wants peace, it still has to work [00:00:39] on weapons. It's sick. But that's the [00:00:43] reality. Not international law, not [00:00:46] cooperation. Weapons decide who [00:00:49] survives. [00:00:50] Excellencies, [00:00:52] you know perfectly well international [00:00:54] law doesn't doesn't work fully unless [00:00:58] you have powerful friends who are truly [00:01:01] willing to stand up for it. And even [00:01:04] that doesn't work without weapons. It's [00:01:09] terrible. But without it, things would [00:01:12] be even worse. There are no security [00:01:14] guarantees except France and weapons. No [00:01:18] Ukrainian choice. this kind of reality [00:01:22] and knowing our people they would have [00:01:25] chosen a different priority. Ukrainians [00:01:28] are peaceful people but they are people [00:01:30] who want to live to live freely in their [00:01:34] own independent country. That's why we [00:01:38] invest in defense for many nations. [00:01:41] There is a simply no other way left. [00:01:44] Nations can speak about their pain from [00:01:48] stages like this, but even during [00:01:51] bloodshed, there isn't a signal [00:01:55] international institution that can truly [00:01:59] stop it. That's how weak these [00:02:01] institutions have become. What can Sudan [00:02:05] or Somalia or Palestine or any other [00:02:08] people living through war really expect [00:02:11] from the UN or the global system? For [00:02:15] decades, just statements and statements. [00:02:18] And even everything happening in Gaza [00:02:21] remains without a way out. Even now, [00:02:24] Syria, after all the changes, still has [00:02:27] to appeal to the world to ease the [00:02:29] sanctions that are chalking its economy. [00:02:33] It has to ask and wait. Syria deserves [00:02:38] stronger support from the international [00:02:40] community. And as Russia's war against [00:02:43] my country goes on, people are still [00:02:47] dying every week. Yet there is no [00:02:50] ceasefire because Russia refuses. [00:02:54] Russia abducted thousands of Ukrainian [00:02:57] children and we have brought some of [00:02:59] them back. And I thank I thank everyone [00:03:02] who's helped. [00:03:05] But how long will it take to bring all [00:03:07] of them whom childhood slips away faster [00:03:11] than adults are able to help? Look at [00:03:15] Israel. Nearly two years have passed and [00:03:18] hostages still haven't been freed. They [00:03:21] must be freed. But even that still [00:03:24] hasn't happened. And for years there [00:03:26] have been no real answers to other [00:03:30] threats either chemical weapons and [00:03:33] famine used as a weapon. [00:03:37] Last year at this assembly, I warned the [00:03:41] world about the risk of radiation [00:03:44] disasters, especially due to Russia's [00:03:47] occupations of our Aboriginal nuclear [00:03:50] power plant, the biggest in Europe. But [00:03:53] nothing's changed. Nothing's. And [00:03:56] yesterday, the plant went into blackout [00:03:59] again. And Russia hasn't stopped selling [00:04:02] even in areas near a nuclear facility. [00:04:06] And because international because of [00:04:08] international institutions are too weak, [00:04:11] this madness continues. [00:04:13] Even being part of a longstanding [00:04:16] military airlines doesn't automatically [00:04:19] mean you're safe. Just recently 19 [00:04:23] simple Russian drones violated Polish [00:04:27] airspace and only four were shut down. [00:04:31] Luckily, they were not shahit or even [00:04:35] worse. Otherwise, the results wouldn't [00:04:38] have been horrific. Estonia had to call [00:04:41] a UN Security Council meeting for the [00:04:44] first time in history because Russian [00:04:47] fighter jets deliberately entered its [00:04:50] airspace. [00:04:52] Muldova is defending itself again from [00:04:55] Russia's interference. We have helping [00:04:58] Muldova and Russia's trying to do to [00:05:01] Muldova what Iran once did to Lebanon [00:05:04] and the global response again not [00:05:07] enough. We have already lost Georgia in [00:05:11] Europe. Human rights and the European [00:05:14] nature of the state system are only [00:05:17] shrinking there. Georgia is depend on [00:05:20] Russia. And for many many years, Belarus [00:05:24] has also been moving toward dependence [00:05:26] on Russia. Europe cannot afford to lose [00:05:29] Malddova, too. It's important to [00:05:32] remember. It's important to remember [00:05:36] how the world once ignored the need to [00:05:38] help Georgia after Russia's attack and [00:05:41] how the moment was made. EU needs to [00:05:44] help Malddova now with funding and [00:05:47] energy support, not just wars or [00:05:50] political gestures. We must not forget [00:05:54] about protecting the rights of people [00:05:57] and the rights of nations in regions [00:06:00] where these rights are under threat. The [00:06:03] UN charter and the Universal Declaration [00:06:06] of Human Rights must apply everywhere. [00:06:10] But the Taliban in Afghanistan dragged a [00:06:14] whole country back into the dark ages. [00:06:18] Cartels in some Latin America countries [00:06:20] are more powerful than the government [00:06:22] there. This is all about collapse of [00:06:26] international law and the weakness of [00:06:28] the international institutions. [00:06:31] And so it's about the rise of weapons. [00:06:35] Weapons decide who survives. [00:06:38] Excellencies, yesterday, President Trump [00:06:41] stood right here in this hall and God [00:06:44] saved him from a murder attempt during [00:06:47] the campaign. A shot was fired from a [00:06:51] rifle and just a just a fraction of an [00:06:55] inch saved his life. Just days ago, [00:06:59] President along with hundreds of [00:07:02] thousands of Americans honored the [00:07:04] memory of Charlie Kirk. Sadly, his life [00:07:08] was cut short by a bullet. Once again, [00:07:11] violence with a rifle in hand. We also [00:07:15] mourn the Ukrainian woman, Urina Zarka. [00:07:20] She was brutally killed with a knife [00:07:23] here in America, the very country where [00:07:26] she was seeking refuge from Russia's [00:07:29] war. And almost every day when we open [00:07:32] the news, we see headlines about violent [00:07:37] attacks happening all around the world. [00:07:41] Most of it is done with weapons. People [00:07:45] are already used to, but weapons are [00:07:48] evolving faster than our ability to [00:07:51] defend ourselves. [00:07:54] Now there are tens of thousands of [00:07:56] people who know how to professionally [00:07:58] kill using drones. Stopping that kind of [00:08:02] attack is harder than stopping any gun, [00:08:06] knife or bomb. This is what Russia has [00:08:08] brought with its war. It used to be that [00:08:12] only the strongest countries could use [00:08:15] drones because they were expensive and [00:08:17] complex. Now even simple drones can fly [00:08:20] thousands of kilometers. Wtech doesn't [00:08:24] care about geography anymore. It's now [00:08:28] reshaping reshaping it. Just recently, [00:08:32] airports in Europe had to shut down [00:08:35] because of drones. Authorities couldn't [00:08:37] even say what kind of drones they were, [00:08:41] who sent them, or from where. Last week, [00:08:45] North Korea announced the test of a [00:08:48] tactical strike drone. That means even [00:08:51] countries with limited resources can now [00:08:54] build weapons that are dangerous to [00:08:56] their neighbors. Ukraine and nations [00:08:59] like Saudi Arabia know all too well how [00:09:03] dangerous Iranian attack drones are. But [00:09:06] what happens when all the types of [00:09:08] drones become available, even to small [00:09:11] terrorist groups or cartels? The world [00:09:14] moves too slowly to protect itself [00:09:19] and weapons move fast. Now companies are [00:09:24] already working on drone that can shoot [00:09:26] down other drones and it's only a matter [00:09:29] of time not much before drones are [00:09:31] fighting drones attacking critical [00:09:34] infrastructure and targeting people all [00:09:37] by themselves fully autonomous and no [00:09:40] human involved except the few who [00:09:43] control AI systems. Dear leaders, we are [00:09:47] now living through the most destructive [00:09:50] arms race in human history because this [00:09:53] time includes it includes artificial [00:09:57] intelligence. And if there are no real [00:10:00] security guarantees except friends and [00:10:03] weapons, and if the world can't respond [00:10:06] even to all threats, and if there is no [00:10:09] strong platform for international [00:10:11] security, will there be any place left [00:10:14] on Earth that's still safe for people? [00:10:19] We need global rules now for how AI can [00:10:22] be used in weapons. And this is just as [00:10:25] urgent as preventing the spread of [00:10:28] nuclear weapons. We need to restore [00:10:31] international cooperation real working [00:10:33] cooperation for peace and for security. [00:10:36] A few years from now might already be [00:10:39] too late. 10 years ago, war looked [00:10:43] different and no one imagined that cheap [00:10:46] drones could create dead zones, areas [00:10:50] stretching for dozens of kilometers [00:10:52] where nothing moves, no vehicles, no [00:10:55] life. People used to imagine that only [00:10:57] after a nuclear strike. Now it's drone [00:11:01] reality. [00:11:03] Mass-roduced simple drones and without [00:11:06] AI yet. Ukraine doesn't have the big fat [00:11:11] missiles dictators love to show off in [00:11:14] parades. But we do have drone that can [00:11:17] fly up to two 3,000 kilometers. We had [00:11:20] no choice but to build them to protect [00:11:24] our right to life. Control over the sea [00:11:27] used to depend on having a big navy. [00:11:29] Ukraine doesn't have a big fleet. But we [00:11:32] succeeded in the Black Sea. We pushed [00:11:35] what's left of the Russian Navy into [00:11:37] remote base and we did it with sea [00:11:41] drones. That's how we protect our ports [00:11:45] and maritime trade routes because Russia [00:11:48] has left us no other choice. And our [00:11:52] spiderworb operation when cheap drones [00:11:55] destroyed or damaged dozens of expensive [00:11:58] Russian strategic bombers became a real [00:12:01] example for special forces around the [00:12:03] world of what new weapons can do to old [00:12:08] systems. [00:12:09] These very Russian bombers attacked our [00:12:12] cities. And none of these would have [00:12:15] happened if Putin had not started this [00:12:19] full scale aggression, full-scale war. [00:12:22] And every year that this war goes on, [00:12:26] weapons become even more deadly. And [00:12:29] only Russia deserves to be blamed for [00:12:32] this. Dear leaders, to protect lives, [00:12:36] Ukraine builds underground schools and [00:12:38] underground hospitals. To protect lives, [00:12:41] we have to spend more on protecting [00:12:43] power stations from drone and missile [00:12:45] attacks than on building sports [00:12:48] facilities or cultural infrastructure. [00:12:51] Ukrainian farmers are learning how to [00:12:54] protect their equipment from Russia's [00:12:57] FPV drone strikes. And for them that [00:13:00] challenge is far greater than climate [00:13:02] change. Russia's war has put us in this [00:13:08] situation. But do you have protection [00:13:11] against similar threats? [00:13:13] The facts are simple. Stopping this war [00:13:16] now and with it the global arms race is [00:13:21] cheaper than building underground [00:13:23] kindergartens or massive bunkers for [00:13:25] critical infrastructure later. Stopping [00:13:28] Putin now is cheaper than trying to [00:13:31] protect every port and every ship from [00:13:34] terrorists with sea drones. [00:13:37] Stopping Russia now is cheaper than [00:13:40] wondering who will be the force to [00:13:43] create a simple drone carrying a nuclear [00:13:47] warhead. So we must use everything we [00:13:50] have together to force the aggressor to [00:13:54] stop. And only then do we have a real [00:13:57] chance that this arms race will not end [00:14:00] in catastrophe for all of us. If it [00:14:04] takes weapons to do it, if it takes [00:14:06] pressure on Russia, then it must be done [00:14:10] and it must be done now. Otherwise, [00:14:13] Putin will keep driving the war forward [00:14:17] wider and deeper. And we told you [00:14:20] before, Ukraine is only the first. And [00:14:24] now Russia drones are already flying [00:14:26] across Europe and Russian operations are [00:14:30] already spreading across countries. And [00:14:33] Putin wants to continue this war by [00:14:35] expanding it. And no one can feel safe [00:14:39] right now. The first we are now building [00:14:42] a new security architecture for [00:14:45] ourselves. More than 40 countries are [00:14:47] already part of our coalition and we are [00:14:50] strengthening army launching joint [00:14:52] weapons production with partners and [00:14:54] defining financial commitments for [00:14:57] defense in a way that could become a [00:14:59] security model for any other nation. If [00:15:02] security guarantees work for Ukraine, [00:15:05] something more than just friends and [00:15:08] weapons, it will mean that people were [00:15:10] able to make national make national [00:15:13] security not a privilege for a few [00:15:15] nations but a right for everyone. [00:15:18] Second, we are ready to make our modern [00:15:21] weapons become your modern security, [00:15:24] your modern weapon. And we have decided [00:15:26] to open up arms exports. These are [00:15:29] powerful systems tested in a real war [00:15:32] when every international institution [00:15:35] failed. And we are also ready to grow [00:15:38] our defense production together with [00:15:40] strong partners so that their protection [00:15:42] is modern and reliable. You don't need [00:15:45] to start this race from scratch. We're [00:15:48] ready to share what has already proven [00:15:50] itself in real real defense. And third, [00:15:54] many in the world still relaxed [00:15:59] still. But look at how many countries [00:16:02] are here at this general assembly. [00:16:05] Countries that are at war or just came [00:16:09] out of war or are trying to stop one or [00:16:14] openly getting ready for one. war has [00:16:18] already reached too many people to [00:16:21] pretend it has nothing to do with you. [00:16:25] So it depends on you [00:16:29] whether you help peace or continue [00:16:31] trading with Russia and helping Russia [00:16:33] to fund this war. It depends on you [00:16:37] whether prisoners of war will be freed, [00:16:40] whether abducted children will come [00:16:43] home, whether hostages will be free. It [00:16:47] depends on you what will define [00:16:50] existence war like now or our joint [00:16:53] strong actions as it should be. [00:16:57] Yesterday, [00:16:59] yesterday we had a good meeting with [00:17:01] President Trump and I also spoke with [00:17:04] many other [00:17:06] strong leaders and together we can [00:17:08] change a lot. Of course, of course, we [00:17:11] are doing everything to make sure Europe [00:17:14] truly helps. And of course, we count on [00:17:17] the United States. I appreciate the [00:17:19] support we are receiving. Yes, much [00:17:22] depends on the G7 and G20, but [00:17:28] but in the end, peace depends on all of [00:17:32] us, on the United Nations. So don't stay [00:17:36] silent while Russia keeps dragging this [00:17:39] war on. Please speak out and condemn it. [00:17:43] Please join us in defending life and [00:17:46] international law and order. People are [00:17:50] waiting for action. Thank you so much. [00:17:53] Slavo Ukrainian. [00:18:01] [Applause] [00:18:09] General [00:18:12] the