The UN Security Council is set to hold a special session among foreign ministers on the Ukraine situation
The Security Council session comes a day after an address to the UNGA by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has demanded punishment for Russia.
As global leaders convene for the annual General Assembly on Thursday, the Security Council will hold a special session among foreign ministers called by France on impunity for rights abuses in Ukraine. After two years of pandemic restrictions, only one leader was still allowed to address the General Assembly virtually — Zelenskyy, who in a pre-recorded video called 15 times for "punishment" of Russia and received a rare standing ovation.
He said his five non-negotiable conditions for peace included punishment for Russian aggression, restoration of Ukraine's security, and territorial integrity and security guarantees.
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