
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN that Vladimir Putin "cannot live without war" and must be stopped as "patient zero" of the conflict, stressing that sanctions and trade with Russia prolong the war, and that Ukraine is working with ten countries on an anti-ballistic defense program called Freya, while he said Russia lost 248,960 soldiers between January and August.
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The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has been ongoing for nearly five years, with Russia launching a large-scale invasion in February 2022. Zelensky is trying to gain international support to stop Russian aggression and is highlighting the military losses suffered by Russia.
Zelensky: “Putin cannot live without war, he must be stopped”
According to Zelensky, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, "cannot live without war, he is patient zero and must be stopped. He is "Patient Zero": the one from whom this idea of war continues to spread and who, wherever it arrives, brings only pain, instability, new risks and, of course, new crises. The more freedom to act Putin has, the more dangerous the world becomes for everyone else. This is why this "Patient Zero" must be stopped. We must deny him the space to act and to further spread this evil".
“No one wants war, only one man wants it”
“The American president, Donald Trump, said 'this ridiculous and endless war against Ukraine must end'. I don't know a single world leader who would argue otherwise. I don't know anyone who is openly in favor of this war, except one man,” Zelensky told the UN.
Zelensky: “Our winter will be tough, Russia's will be tough too”
“The winter could be tough for us. And we may have no choice but to make it tough for Russia too,” said Zelensky, who then warned: “We need peace because next year there is a risk that artificial intelligence will decide on the battlefield.” Then he continues: "We didn't choose this war, but we chose not to lose our country and our sovereignty. There always seems to be something that stops Putin from saying enough is enough, it's over. It's Russia's finances and production that need to be blocked."
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Zelensky: “Whoever trades with Russia prolongs the war”
“Sanctions, support packages, our joint production of weapons – all this is important. It makes us stronger. When someone provides more money to Russia through trade, it gives this war more time. That is why we insist on limiting trade with the aggressor and reducing Russia's revenue ourselves,” the Ukrainian president said. "When Russia has money, it always says no - no to diplomacy - and this constitutes a kind of veto on peace: not an official right, but a real veto. And when someone in the world relaxes sanctions - sanctions against Russian oligarchs - it gives more time for war; more time for Putin to send poor people to die on the front. Therefore, Russia's revenue must remain a target," he added.
“Italy among countries ballistic defense program”
“We have launched, together with our partners, an anti-ballistic defense program called Freya. Ten countries are already participating in it: Ukraine, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands,” Zelensky then said.
Zelensky: “In 8 months Russia lost 248 thousand men”
“For almost five years, Russian generals have been trying to carry out Putin's crazy order to conquer our eastern lands, the Donetsk region. And this year alone, between January and August, the Russian army has suffered losses of 248,960 units,” declared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Twenty-one countries in the world have a smaller population. Twenty-one countries in the world have a population smaller than the number of Russian soldiers lost in just eight months. It's madness, yet they continue to go there to die, because that's what Putin wants."
See also
European intelligence warning: "Russia will strike soon to test NATO"
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will face further economic pressure through sanctions and trade restrictions
Likely · Within months
The Freya anti-ballistic defense program will be expanded as new countries join
Possible · Within months
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