Ukraine Official Says Zelenskyy Hopes to Visit UN on Invasion Anniversary

Ukraine Official Says Zelenskyy Hopes to Visit UN on Invasion Anniversary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, on Jan. 11, 2023. Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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UNITED NATIONS—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to visit the United Nations to address a high-level meeting of the 193-member General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of his country if the security situation permits, a senior Foreign Ministry official said.

First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova cautioned in an interview Friday with The Associated Press that many factors need to be in place for him to come, citing first and foremost the military situation on the ground and a warning from Ukraine’s intelligence service that Russia is planning “a very serious offensive in February.”