In a speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on global leaders to intervene and end Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, cautioning that the ongoing conflict is fuelling a perilous arms race.

He called for international rules to curb the use of artificial intelligence in arms and weapons while describing breakneck innovation in drones used in Ukraine. He also accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of seeking to expand his war beyond Ukraine.

“Stopping Russia now is cheaper than wondering who will be the first to create a simple drone carrying a nuclear warhead,” he told the 193-member United Nations General Assembly.

His comments came a day after he met U.S. President Donald Trump at the United Nations, where Trump appeared to take a much

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