Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to address the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday during the second day of the annual General Assembly in New York.
The high-profile venue — the UN’s most powerful body, where Russia is a permanent member — will offer him a platform to try to convince countries in the so-called Global South that Moscow bears responsibility for the economic instability and food insecurity they’re facing. He’s also expected to meet with Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, considered a key voice among emerging economies that have tried not to take sides.
The dispute centers on Warsaw’s ban on Ukrainian grain imports a month before an election, which has driven a wedge between the wartime allies. Paraguay is one of only 13 countries to maintain full diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the self-ruled democracy that China claims as part of its territory. China has steadily picked off Taipei’s diplomatic allies in Latin America amid rising tensions with the US.Iran’s President Criticizes US on Nuclear Deal
“The United States of America must explain transparently and demonstrate in a verifiable fashion that it does wish to reach a proper conclusion and show her commitment and choose a way, choose a path — either JCPOA or not,” he said.
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