In an impassioned UN speech, the Ukrainian leader calls for the creation of a special war tribunal.
Creating a special tribunal would help hold Moscow to account for stealing territory and murdering thousands of people, Mr Zelensky said., a north-eastern city recently retaken from Russian forces during a sweeping Ukrainian counter-offensive.
The word "punishment" cropped up some 15 times in Mr Zelensky's speech, and was the first of his five non-negotiable conditions for peace. He also called for Ukrainian lives to be protected, and for the country's internationally-recognised borders to be respected. Sporting his signature green t-shirt, the Ukrainian leader thanked the 101 countries at the UN which voted to allow him to address the assembly in a video rather than in person.
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