NZ Foreign Minister Condemns Russia at UN, Makes Bid for Security Council Seat

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters has condemned Russia’s ‘delinquency’ while blaming both Israel and Hamas for the Gaza war.

New Zealand's deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 26, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters showed that the small nation intends to be heard when he addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 27.

He briefly deviated from his scripted remarks to say to those were having conversations in the audience: “Or maybe a third principle, when somebody is addressing you, the rest of the people in the room keep quiet.”