U.N. General Assembly

Rubio orders Iranian delegation to immediately leave the U.S. as negotiations stall

U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio demanded on September 28 that the Iranian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly immediately leave the country after negotiations between Washington and Tehran stalled, Axios reported, citing a U.S. official and a second source familiar with the matter.

1 October, 09:21 AM

Ukraine denies secrecy pledge after Seoul criticism over North Korean POW transfer

Ukraine did not commit to withholding information about the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, a source in Ukraine’s Presidential Office told RBC-Ukraine on Sept. 25.

25 September, 04:35 PM

U.S. to allocate $27 million to help return Ukrainian children

The U.S. State Department announced it would support a $12 million program to reintegrate Ukrainian children returned from occupied territories and Russia, according to a news release from the Bring Kids Back initiative.

25 September, 01:37 AM

‘Both sides are interested’: Zelenskyy says three types of ceasefire with Russia are being discussed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said three types of ceasefire with Russia are currently under discussion: an energy ceasefire, a grain ceasefire and a maritime ceasefire on Sept. 24.

24 September, 05:39 PM

Zelenskyy denies Bloomberg report of ‘tense’ talks with von der Leyen

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied a Bloomberg report that his conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the U.N. General Assembly in New York was “tense,” he told Ukrinform on Sept. 23.

24 September, 02:30 PM

Zelenskyy leaves New York with warm Trump tone but few concrete gains

With the help of experts, NV examined the pros and cons of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip to see Donald Trump ahead of a White House visit by Xi Jinping, a key international partner of Vladimir Putin.

24 September, 05:11 AM

Zelenskyy warns UN Putin will never have enough territory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is always looking for new pretexts for aggression instead of stopping and governing the territory Russia already has.

23 September, 11:32 PM

Zelenskyy: 248,964 Russian troops killed or seriously wounded in eight months

From January through August this year, 248,964 Russian troops were killed or seriously wounded on the battlefield in Ukraine — more than the population of 21 countries worldwide, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during an address to the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 23.

23 September, 11:00 PM

Ukraine urges Russia to accept full ceasefire backed by 51 U.N. states

Ukraine agreed in March 2025 to a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire and is calling on Russia to take the same step. The corresponding joint statement by 51 U.N. member states was published on Sept. 23 on the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s Telegram channel.

23 September, 10:23 PM

Rubio and Lavrov to meet in New York amid U.N. General Assembly

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York, the State Department said, Reuters reported on Sept. 23.

23 September, 12:37 PM

Trump’s U.N. speech threatens Iran, largely spares Europe from criticism

There was nothing fundamentally new or unexpected in U.S. President Donald Trump’s U.N. General Assembly speech this year compared with his previous addresses, CNN correspondent Stephen Collinson wrote.

23 September, 02:55 AM

Trump signals possible use of Graham law’s Russia sanctions

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would use sanctions against Russia authorized under the Lindsey Graham law “if necessary.” He made the remarks during the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 22, The Kyiv Independent reported.

22 September, 11:09 PM

Guterres calls Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a ‘blatant’ U.N. Charter breach

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres addressed Russia’s war against Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East in his opening address during the U.N. General Assembly debate, British newspaper The Guardian reported on Sept. 22.

22 September, 10:29 PM

Zelenskyy, Trump open U.N. talks with war, Russian refinery strikes in focus

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 22.

22 September, 09:22 PM

Trump predicts Russia-Ukraine war will end ‘more quickly than people understand’

U.S. President Donald Trump said during his address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 22 that Russia’s war against Ukraine would end soon, The Guardian reported.

22 September, 06:54 PM

Trump, Zelenskyy meet at U.N. with war and energy ceasefire in focus

The high-level week of the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly begins in New York on Sept. 22 and runs through Sept. 28. It is when the largest number of world leaders gather at U.N. headquarters to deliver major policy speeches and hold numerous high-profile meetings on the sidelines. One of the key events for Ukraine is expected to be a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump this evening.

22 September, 12:24 PM

Zelenskyy arrives at UN General Assembly in New York ahead of crucial talks with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet in New York on September 22 at 8:15 p.m. Kyiv time, according to the U.S. leader's newly released daily schedule.

22 September, 10:19 AM

Ukraine–U.S.–Russia talks could resume in New York, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine and the United States plan to use September and October to restart substantive peace negotiations with Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Axios published on Sept. 7.

8 September, 01:18 AM

China urges Russia and Ukraine to resume peace talks as soon as possible

China has urged Russia and Ukraine to return to peace talks as soon as possible to end the war, with Beijing's deputy U.N. ambassador Sun Lei making the appeal during a U.N. Security Council meeting on June 30.

30 June, 10:56 AM

Kellogg blasts U.S. abstention on U.N. Ukraine peace resolution

The United States abstained during a U.N. General Assembly vote on a resolution titled “Support for a Lasting Peace in Ukraine,” drawing criticism from former U.S. special representative for Ukraine and Russia, retired Gen. Keith Kellogg.

25 February, 12:50 PM

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