Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy heads to the UN as US envoy vows to defend Nato territory

"Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has landed in New York where he will attend the United Nations general assembly and try to drum up support for a US-led peace effort to end the war in Ukraine. We are doing everything to stop the war, he wrote on X on Tuesday, adding that he had two dozen meetings scheduled. The Ukrainian leader is expected to meet US president Donald Trump and other world leaders on the sidelines of the UN meeting, and deliver an address on Wednesday."

"Zelenskyy said he would also attend the first leaders' summit of the Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, which would for the first time be held on a global stage. The meeting, he said, underlined the global nature of the changes brought about by this war, the war that Russia began in Crimea. As many as 35,000 Ukrainian children are still missing and thought to be held in Russia or Russian-occupied territories, according to an American team of experts."

"Washington's new envoy to the United Nations, Michael Waltz, vowed on Monday to defend every inch of Nato territory as he addressed an emergency meeting over an incursion by Russian fighter jets into Estonia's airspace. Nato scrambled jets after three Russian MiG-31 fighters on Friday breached Estonian airspace, triggering complaints of a dangerous new provocation and denial from Moscow. The incursion followed complaints by fellow Nato member Poland"

Volodymyr Zelenskyy landed in New York to seek backing for a US-led peace initiative to end the war in Ukraine. He scheduled about two dozen bilateral meetings, including an expected meeting with US president Donald Trump, and will deliver an address. Zelenskyy will attend the first leaders’ summit of the Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, underscoring global consequences of the war that began in Crimea. As many as 35,000 Ukrainian children remain missing and are thought to be held in Russia or occupied territories. Nato scrambled jets after Russian fighters breached Estonian airspace, prompting emergency meetings and allied condemnations. The EU and Nato are exploring a drone-wall along eastern borders, with calls for Ukrainian integration.

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