President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, on Tuesday spoke in person for the first time at the UN General Assembly, where accused Russia of trying to enlist the support of some countries through secret deals, and warned them that “the devil cannot be trusted.”

Dressed in khaki, Zelensky, who received the most applause upon entering the hall, made a speech in English and assured that He will present details of his peace plan to the Security Council on Wednesday. which still enjoys the strong support of the European Union and the United States.

Zelensky was the most anticipated leader in this high-level week, during which they missing weight leaders such as the heads of state of France, China and Russia and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak; and he is not even going to cross paths with the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, who has not yet arrived in New York.

The Ukrainian president used his speech to warn the world that Russia is putting everyone in danger by attacking Ukraine. use nuclear energy, food or energy products as weapons.

Thus, he stated that Russia’s refusal to accept the Black Sea agreements, which allowed the export of Ukrainian grain and Russian fertilizers through a safe corridor, This affects very different countriesamong which he mentioned Algeria, Spain, Indonesia and China.

The most immediate danger at this time for countries bordering Russiawhich “almost swallowed Belarus and now poses an obvious threat to Kazakhstan and the other Baltic countries,” Zelensky warned.

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The Ukrainian leader also touched on the disagreements that arose within the European Union on Monday, when three countries of the bloc (Poland, Slovakia and Hungary) said that They will veto Ukrainian grain.

“Some of our friends in Europe are playing solidarity in the political theater, raising tensions over grain, but in fact they are paving the way to Moscow.”Zelensky warned.

Anyway, His speech did not receive as much applause as last year’s. when he addressed the Assembly via video conference; Last year it became clear that a number of African and Latin American countries, in addition to China, are in favor of Ukraine entering into peace negotiations without any conditions.

On Wednesday the President Zelensky will personally take part in the Security Council. endorsed by several European leaders, and then plans to travel to Washington, where he will address the US Senate.

(EFE)