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Key Moments From Zelenskyy’s Speech at the UN Security Council

Sep 25, 2024 19:58 Updated Mar 30, 2025 00:16

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Authors: Maryna Kulakova
News Editor

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 25, 2024 in New York City. (Source: Getty images)

On September 25, 2024, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, gave a speech at the United Nations’ Summit of the Future in New York.

Here are the highlights.

On nuclear safety:

⚡️ Zelenskyy: "Putin does seem to be planning attacks on our nuclear power plants and their infrastructure, aiming to disconnect the plants from the power grid. With the help of satellites (...) of other countries, Russia is getting images and detailed information about the… pic.twitter.com/PPjrRWXZte
— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) September 25, 2024

⚡️ Zelenskyy: "If God forbid, Russia causes a nuclear disaster at one of our nuclear power plants, radiation will not respect state borders." pic.twitter.com/aPUg3A5YZw
— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) September 25, 2024

On Ukraine’s energy security:

⚡️ Zelenskyy: "As of today, Russia has destroyed all our thermal power plants and a large part of our hydroelectric capacity. This is how Putin is preparing for winter, hoping to torment millions of Ukrainians." pic.twitter.com/WIrOPEc5ZF
— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) September 25, 2024

On Russia’s UN Seat:

⚡️ Zelenskyy: "When the aggressor exercises the veto power, the UN is powerless to stop the war, but the Peace Formula can. Once again, there's no veto power in it." pic.twitter.com/24U6KJRwgO
— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) September 25, 2024

On Ukraine’s peace Formula:

⚡️ Zelenskyy: "What part of this [the Peace Formula] could be unacceptable to anyone who upholds the UN charter? If someone in the world seeks alternatives to any of these points or tries to ignore any of them, it likely means they themselves want to do a part of what Putin is… pic.twitter.com/wL3hRrF7eg
— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) September 25, 2024

The UN meeting where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other world leaders spoke took place during the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 23-25 in New York.