"UN Security Council Chair Urges Russia to End War, Zelenskiy's Silence Not Necessary"

During a U.N. Security Council meeting on the invasion of Ukraine, Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia objected to Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy speaking. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, presiding over the session, suggested that if Russia agreed to stop the war, Zelenskiy would not take the floor. Nebenzia did not agree, and tensions escalated as Rama was criticized for making politically charged statements. Zelenskiy later thanked Rama for handling Russia's lies and hypocrisy. Zelenskiy called for Russia to be stripped of its veto right in the Security Council, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defended Moscow's use of the veto.