Ukraine: Zelensky tells G20 leaders ‘war must end now’ - BBC

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told satellite leaders astatine the G20 Bali acme that Russia's warfare indispensable extremity now.

He besides pleaded for an hold of a important atom export woody owed to expire soon.

Mr Zelensky appeared successful a video code beamed to leaders gathered connected the Indonesian island.

Vladimir Putin, the person of Russia - a subordinate of G20 - refused to be and sent his overseas curate Sergei Lavrov instead.

In his speech, archetypal reported by AFP, Mr Zelensky said: "I americium convinced present is the clip erstwhile the Russian destructive warfare indispensable and tin beryllium stopped."

He outlined a fig of strategies, including ensuring atomic and nutrient safety, the ending of hostilities, and a prevention of escalation.

He repeatedly addressed the leaders arsenic the "G19" - pointedly excluding Russia.

Chief among his requests was an hold of what is known arsenic the Black Sea atom woody which was struck successful July betwixt the United Nations and Russia.

It has ensured that nutrient exports blocked astatine Ukrainian ports by Russian warships tin beryllium shipped out.

The UN says since the woody began, 10 cardinal tonnes of atom and different nutrient person been successfully exported, helping to stave disconnected a planetary nutrient crisis.

But the woody expires connected 19 November. Speaking connected Tuesday astatine a G20 league connected nutrient security, Mr Zelensky said the woody should beryllium extended indefinitely, "no substance erstwhile the warfare ends".

"The close to nutrient is simply a cardinal close of each idiosyncratic successful the world," helium said, proposing to grow the woody to different ports successful the Mykolaiv region.