also spoke to the United Nations today, urging members to stand up to Vladimir Putin's Russia.
"We must stand up to this naked aggression today and deter other would-be aggressors tomorrow," Mr Biden told the assembly earlier on Tuesday in his own speech.Former British paratrooper feared murdered in Ukraine as body found after another UK volunteer 'dies with hands tied' As he pledged support to Ukraine, there was a round of applause, and the UN cameras showed Mr Zelensky, sitting in Ukraine's seat in the General Assembly, clapping his hands.
Russia insists its war is justified, claiming that it is defending Russian speakers in Ukraine from a hostile government and Russian interests against Nato encroachment.Meanwhile, after landing in New York on Monday, Mr Zelenskyy suggested that the UN needs to answer for allowing his country's invader a seat at the tables of power.
"For us, it's very important that all our words, all our messages, will be heard by our partners. And if in the United Nations still - it's a pity, but still - there is a place for Russian terrorists, the question is not to me. I think it's a question to all the members of the United Nations," Mr Zelenskyy said.