Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used much of his time before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City on Tuesday to warn about the global threats unleashed by Russia’s invasion of his country, especially the proliferation of drone warfare, and he criticized the weakness of international institutions for allowing Russia’s war to continue.
“The 21st Century isn’t much different from the past,” Zelensky reflected. “If a nation wants peace, it still has to work on weapons. It’s sick, but that’s the reality. Not international law, not cooperation – weapons decide who survives.”
“International law doesn’t work fully unless you have powerful friends who are willing to stand up for it. And even that doesn’t work without weapons. It’s terrible, but without it, things wil