Volodymyr Zelensky at UN says something stops Putin from saying "That’s it. Enough, Peace"

Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pressed world leaders to keep curtailing Russia's income and obstructing its war effort, arguing that commerce with Moscow extends the conflict. He portrayed Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, as the force standing between the fighting and its end. The same day, Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, told the Security Council that Moscow would negotiate a durable peace but not merely suspend hostilities, saying a pause would let Ukraine and its backers gather more arms. Russia addresses the assembly Saturday. Front lines in eastern and southern Ukraine have barely shifted since last year, while long-range drone and missile attacks have grown; Western analysts estimate more than 500,000 Russian troops killed and a comparable number of Ukrainian casualties. The war has disrupted fuel, fertilizer and grain supplies worldwide.