Zelensky:

I don't know anyone who is openly for this war except for one man.

Zelensky:

Just this year, from January through August, the Russian army lost 248,964 people on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Zelensky:

21 countries in the world have smaller populations than the number of Russian troops lost in the last eight months.

Zelensky:

We have video confirmation for every one of Russian losses, and these are not just statistics — it's about people.

We have an archive of drone videos showing thousands and thousands of Russians losing their lives in kill zones.

It's madness. But they still keep going there to die, because that is what Putin wants.

Zelensky:

After losing so many people, Russia managed to capture just over 1,000 square kilometers of our land this year, and we have already liberated a significant part of it.

Russia is a country that already has 17 million square kilometers of its own land without any Ukrainian territory.

To add another thousand square kilometers, Putin spent 248 people per kilometer.

Does anyone still think that he's reasonable and moderate?

Zelensky:

Putin’s comrade, the leader of North Korea, sent his troops to Russia to support the weak points of the Russian army.

The North Koreans also suffered losses. You probably saw the broadcast from Pyongyang when they honored those who were killed, and this is madness.

Why should Koreans give their lives in a war against Ukraine?

Kim Jong-un uses them like currency, and he gets something in return.

And North Korea's neighbors and countries across Asia have probably already noticed — its improved ballistic missiles and Pyongyang's much greater drone capabilities.

Zelensky:

Recently, we sent two North Korean prisoners of war to the Republic of Korea.

These guys are not easy to capture alive. One of them, when he realized he was going to be taken prisoner, tried to kill himself, and he was shocked that fate didn't let him die.

Now, this is how they raise people in the North. It's reality.

They take away their right to choose, and they drill into them that they must die, no matter what.

Zelensky:

Putin recently once again promised representatives from the American president that he would seize the Donetsk region, and he said he needs a few more months.

This is probably the 17th or 18th time in five years that he has made this promise.

Zelensky:

Russia has claims against our neighbor Moldova. It constantly threatens Poland and the Baltic states.

Russia shows no respect for the statehood of the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia.

And sadly, people in Syria and across Africa also know very well what Russian killers are.

Zelensky on Putin:

Something always seems to stop him from simply saying, "That's it. Enough."

Something always stops him from admitting that 17 million, 17 million square kilometers of his own territory, internationally recognized by all of you, should be enough for this man.

Putin is always looking for someone who can help him kill more, kill more people for every kilometer of land, take more territory.

Zelensky:

The more freedom Putin has to act, the more dangerous the world becomes for everyone else.

That’s why patient zero must be stopped. He must be denied the space to act and the space to spread this evil.

Zelensky:

Many of you here, many of you here, seeing more than once how they abuse the veto at the UN — it weakens the world and pushes peace further away.

When Russia has money, it always says no, no to diplomacy.

Zelensky:

Russia's budget deficit is now bigger than in any other year, and most Russian regions are already bankrupt.

Russia planned major operations on the front this summer — all of them failed.

Russia's bets on cruise missiles and Shaheds didn't work the way Putin planned.

Zelensky:

Just imagine this: since the beginning of this year, Russia has already used more than 2,100 missiles of different types against us, against Ukraine, our people, and our children.

More than 950 of them were ballistic missiles.

In eight months of this year, Russia used 63,000 attack drones of different types against Ukraine, our people.

And more than 7,700 of them were jet-powered Shaheds — truly destructive and very dangerous weapons. Just think about it.

Zelensky:

Today, even the richest countries in the world can't find enough missile interceptors — current production is simply not enough.

And even those who spent years building up interceptor stocks have already used a large part of them.

Zelensky:

Yes, sometimes it may seem that Ukraine is only focused on war because we speak about weapons and defense. But Ukrainians did not choose this war.

We chose not to die, not to lose our country, our families, not to lose our independence, our freedom.

Zelensky:

When Russia started this war, it could never have imagined that Ukrainian long-range drones would one day reach its military factories somewhere in Siberia.

Zelensky:

No Russian official ever imagined that "General Winter," which had fought on Russia's side for centuries, would one day switch sides and support those defending themselves from Russia.

We will make that happen this winter if Russia continues to target our energy system and our heating.

Zelensky:

Unfortunately, we have not had a chance to speak directly with the leader of China, who is in America today but not here.

And he is someone who can influence Russia more than many, many others can.

Zelensky:

This winter could be very harsh for us, but in response, we will have no choice but to make it painful for Russia too.