Zelenskyy urges UN to keep squeezing Russia's revenues to end war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday to continue limiting trade with Russia and targeting its revenues to impede its war efforts, stating that giving Russia money through trade prolongs the conflict. Russia is scheduled to address the assembly on Saturday, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expected to speak instead of President Vladimir Putin. Lavrov told the U.N. Security Council that Russia is prepared to negotiate lasting peace but won't accept a mere pause that would allow Ukraine to rearm. The war, which began over four and a half years ago, has caused over 500,000 Russian troop deaths and more than 500,000 Ukrainian military casualties, according to Western estimates. Front-line positions remain largely unchanged, with both sides intensifying long-range drone and missile attacks.