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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Patrick Wintour in New York, Oliver Holmes, Pjotr Sauer and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

‘Most destructive arms race in human history’: Zelenskyy appeals at UN for intervention to stop Russia

Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at the UN general assembly: he is dressed all in black and stands in front of a black screen and behind a black-fronted desk with the UN logo on it in gold; his face is illuminated and he looks sombre.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that, unchecked, Vladimir Putin would expand his war throughout Europe. Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AP

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to global leaders to intervene to prevent Russia from leading the world through “the most destructive arms race in human history”, warning that the combination of drone technology and artificial intelligence would end in catastrophe.

Speaking to the UN general assembly, the Ukrainian president tried to galvanise not just the west but also China. His chilling account of how Russia is using technology to change the face of war was the opposite of Donald Trump’s claim that Russia’s military may only be a paper tiger.

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