At UN, Russia’s war in Ukraine is both text and subtextBy MALLIKA SEN - Associated PressJulia Nikhinson - staff, AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After two years of discourse dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s U.N. General Assembly has a new occupant of center stage: the war in Ukraine. Russia is a key ally of Kazakhstan, and the war in Ukraine has left the former Soviet country in an awkward spot. “The United Nations system was unable to prevent or stop the war in my country in the period between 1992 and 1995. Antonio Guterres opened the General Assembly by touting Ukraine and Russia’s deal — with the help of Turkey — over grain shipments as an example of successful multilateral diplomacy.

Source: Libya Today September 22, 2022 16:45 UTC