{"id":35246,"date":"2024-09-29T21:04:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T21:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=35246"},"modified":"2024-09-29T21:04:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T21:04:24","slug":"russia-cant-win-on-the-battlefield-so-its-finding-other-ways-to-torment-ukrainian-civilians-zelenskyy-tells-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/russia-cant-win-on-the-battlefield-so-its-finding-other-ways-to-torment-ukrainian-civilians-zelenskyy-tells-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia can\u2019t win on the battlefield, so it\u2019s finding other ways to torment Ukrainian civilians, Zelenskyy tells UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-views-block-content-fields-block-lead\" class=\"views-element-container block block-views block-views-block-content-fields-block-lead\">\n<div class=\"block-content block__content\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"view view-content-fields view-id-content_fields view-display-id-block_lead js-view-dom-id-df8ccc9db2225ebeda0e1280746e102932fe7f908fbe982e26b5162e85589be2\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-news-story-lead\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35248\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ukraine_UNGA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ukraine_UNGA.png 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ukraine_UNGA-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ukraine_UNGA-324x235.png 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>ISLAMABAD: Monitoring Desk &#8211; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Russia cannot defeat his people on the battlefield, so it is looking for other ways to break the Ukrainian spirit, deplorably by targeting its vital energy infrastructure as winter approaches.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-views-block-content-fields-block-body\" class=\"views-element-container block block-views block-views-block-content-fields-block-body\">\n<div class=\"block-content block__content\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"view view-content-fields view-id-content_fields view-display-id-block_body js-view-dom-id-16939bd530ee014ad43975311b1ee0b1ad36f8b2c2312d263a4a0f7906d0a6af\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-news-story\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--one-column-text paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"_none\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"layout row layout-builder__layout\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"_none block block-layout-builder block-field-block-paragraph-one-column-text-field-text-column\">\n<div class=\"block-content block__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-column field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<h5>\u201cThese are deliberate Russian attacks on our powerplants and entire energy grid,\u201d he said, noting that it has destroyed all Ukrainian thermal power plants and a large part of the hydro-electric capacity.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u201cThis is how [Russian President] Putin is preparing for winter, hoping to torment millions of Ukrainians \u2013 ordinary families, women and children, and ordinary towns and villages. Putin wants to leave them in the dark and cold this winter forcing Ukraine to suffer and surrender.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5>President Zelenskyy asked the leaders, assembled in the General Assembly Hall for the annual general debate, to imagine the situation in their countries, if 80 per cent of their energy systems are destroyed.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>\u201cWhat kind of life will that be?\u201d<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5>He continued, noting that according to his intelligence, Moscow plans attacks on Ukraine\u2019s nuclear power plants and their infrastructure with the aim of disconnecting them from the power grid.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u201cIf, God forbid, Russia causes a nuclear disaster at one of our nuclear power plants, radiation won\u2019t respect state borders, and unfortunately, various nations could feel the devastating effects,\u201d he warned.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EMrr2JJwnm\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/chill-of-a-new-cold-war-is-in-the-air-pakistan-leader-raises-gaza-kashmir-issues-at-un-assembly\/\">\u2018Chill of a new Cold War\u2019 is in the air, Pakistan leader Raises GAZA &#038; Kashmir Issues at  UN Assembly<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;\u2018Chill of a new Cold War\u2019 is in the air, Pakistan leader Raises GAZA &#038; Kashmir Issues at  UN Assembly&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/chill-of-a-new-cold-war-is-in-the-air-pakistan-leader-raises-gaza-kashmir-issues-at-un-assembly\/embed\/#?secret=hhvCNZnPlk#?secret=EMrr2JJwnm\" data-secret=\"EMrr2JJwnm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Further in his address, President Zelenskyy highlighted the failure of the Security Council in dealing with the war, noting that \u201cwhen the aggressor exercises veto power, the UN is powerless.\u201d<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5>He contrasted that with his proposed peace formula, which he said is supported by nearly 100 nations and international organizations and in which \u201cthere is no veto power\u201d.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s the best opportunity for peace \u2013 everyone is equal, and it\u2019s effective and comprehensive,\u201d he said, noting also that it prioritizes nuclear safety, energy security, food security, the return of prisoners of war and the protection of Ukraine\u2019s territorial integrity.<\/h5>\n<h5>Against that backdrop, he criticized \u201calternatives, half-hearted settlement plans\u201d to the peace formula, adding that such attempts \u201cnot only ignore the interests and suffering of the Ukrainians\u201d, but also give \u201cPutin the political space to continue the war\u201d.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u201cAny parallel or alternative attempts to seek peace are, in fact, efforts to achieve a lull instead of an end to the war,\u201d he said.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u201cI want peace for my people \u2013 real peace and just peace. And I am asking for your support \u2013 from all nations of the world,\u201d he added, \u201cbe united nations, and that will bring us peace.\u201d<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wtDoZpglWC\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-may-june-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 May\/June 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 May\/June 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-may-june-2024\/embed\/#?secret=HMBhigAZBG#?secret=wtDoZpglWC\" data-secret=\"wtDoZpglWC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Monitoring Desk &#8211; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Russia cannot defeat his people on the battlefield, so it is looking for other ways to break the Ukrainian spirit, deplorably by targeting its vital energy infrastructure as winter approaches. \u201cThese are deliberate Russian attacks on our powerplants and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[5783,375,270,467,5381],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35246"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35251,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35246\/revisions\/35251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}