At UN, Zelenskyy Offers Drone Warfare Know-How to Ukraine’s Partners

Ukraine’s president called recent developments in unmanned warfare and artificial intelligence ’the most destructive arms race in human history.’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Sept. 24, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

War-torn Ukraine has much to offer its allies and partners in the expanding drone arms race, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a speech before the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 24.

Noting recent developments in unmanned weapons systems and artificial intelligence, Zelenskyy told the assembly, “We are now living through the most destructive arms race in human history.”