In a video tackle to a world convention hosted by South Korea, Zelenskyy – whose nation was invaded by Russia in 2022 – stated many countries and areas of the world would profit from the restoration of the international rule of law.
“Collectively we’ve got to make the pressure that has gone mad come again to the foundations, and make the foundations work once more,” he advised the Summit for Democracy, an initiative of US President Joe Biden aimed toward discussing methods to cease democratic backsliding and erosion of rights and freedoms.
Zelenskyy stated that for peace to prevail, the US Congress – the place political wrangling has held up passage of a invoice that would offer $60 billion extra in assist for Ukraine – should be part of the world in being the “co-authors of stable reliability.”
Kyiv and its Western companions have accused Russia of utilizing false pretexts to wage an unjustified conflict of colonial conquest in Ukraine. Russia says it despatched troops to Ukraine two years in the past in a “particular army operation” to make sure its personal safety.
Biden, a Democrat, has backed army assist to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion. Some members of Congress and former President Donald Trump, the possible Republican candidate within the US presidential election in November, have opposed it.
This yr’s Summit for Democracy largely centered on digital threats to elections and democracy, together with AI-powered misinformation, spy ware, and different know-how.
Russia’s defence minister stated on Wednesday that Russian troops have been pushing Ukrainian forces again, and that Moscow would bolster its army by including two new armies and 30 new formations by the tip of this yr.
Russia stated final month its targets in Ukraine stay unchanged, together with the demilitarisation and “denazification” of occupied areas, and preserving the broader safety of Russia within the face of Nato encroachment.
