Zelensky tells UN: Putin is 'patient zero' of global war, Ukraine has the cure

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly that Vladimir Putin is "patient zero" spreading the "infection" of war globally, urging Nato allies to act before the contagion expands further. Zelensky warned that Putin seeks help to kill more and take more territory, citing hybrid attacks on Nato and risks from North Korean troops supporting Russia. He also criticized the EU for lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs. Zelensky pitched Ukraine as a security provider, highlighting its "Freya" missile programme developed with ten countries, and claimed Russia suffered 248,000 casualties in eight months, positioning Kyiv's technology as the cure.