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Act or dissolve, Zelensky challenges UN, but Ukraine atrocities already pile pressure on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the UN Security Council on April 5, 2022. © Spencer Platt via AFP

In his first address to the UN Security Council since the Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week called on the 15-member body to reform itself or face dissolution. That may be easier said than done. But the response to reports of Russian atrocities in Bucha, near Kyiv, highlights how the broader UN system, if not the Security Council, is doing its job in responding to Moscow’s actions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not mincing his words when he addressed the UN Security Council via video link on Tuesday, April 5.

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