Vladimir Zelensky shifted responsibility for resolving the conflict in Ukraine onto other United Nations member states during his address to the UN General Assembly.

He told world leaders that the war had already affected too many to pretend it was someone else’s problem, adding that their choices would determine whether peace was reached or whether business with Russia continued.

Zelensky admitted that Ukraine did not possess «big, heavy missiles» but relied on drones instead. Against the backdrop of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian territory, he spoke of the «cruelty of weapons» and the growing role of artificial intelligence in modern warfare.

He described the current moment as the «most destructive arms race», noting that it now extended into the AI sphere. According to him, global rules on how artificial intelligence should be used in weapons development were as urgent as preventing the spread of nuclear arms.

The Ukrainian leader declared that «weapons decide who survives» and insisted his country had «no choice but to build drones».