Zelenskyy, in UN showdown, says strip ‘criminal’ Russia of veto power

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday confronted Russia directly at the UN Security Council, denouncing the Kremlin’s invasion of his country as “criminal” and urging the United Nations to strip Moscow of its veto power. “Most of the world recognizes the truth about this war,” Zelenskyy said. “It is a criminal and unprovoked aggression by Russia against our nation aimed at seizing Ukraine’s territory and resources.”