Now is the time to end Russia’s “devastating” war and “save thousands of lives,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address on Tuesday at the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali.
“I am convinced that now is the time when the devastating Russian war must and can be stopped,” Zelensky said, addressing the leaders present, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden. “It will save thousands of lives.” Russian leader Vladimir Putin is not present, he is replaced by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The Ukrainian head of state stressed that the war must be ended “justly and on the basis of the UN Charter and international law” and called for the release of all Ukrainian prisoners. “Please choose your path to leadership and together we will surely implement the peace formula.”
In his speech to the “G19”, apparently excluding Moscow, Zelensky once again denounced Russia’s “insane threats to use nuclear weapons” and reiterated that there is “no excuse whatsoever for nuclear blackmail”. and extension of the grain deal, which expires on November 19. “Our grain export initiative deserves an unlimited extension, regardless of when the war ends,” he said, adding that the agreement brokered by Turkey in July should be extended to two other Ukrainian ports. .
According to the UN, 10 million tons of Ukrainian grain and other foodstuffs have been exported through the Black Sea since the deal was struck in July. That helped prevent a global food crisis.
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