Ukraine appeals for U.N. help, Russia says can't ignore 'genocide'

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and other Ukrainian representatives prepare to leave as Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya takes the podium during a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly on the situation between Russia and Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Ukraine appealed to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday to stop Russia's "aggressive plans," while Russia said it could not ignore "the blatant genocide" of Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine and disparaged U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Guterres and the United States have dismissed Moscow's claims of genocide.