President Volodymyr Zelensky will lead a delegation to New York next week to attend the high-level week of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said at a press briefing in Kyiv.

Amid the pageantry and pomp of this week’s state visit, the war in Ukraine tested the ability of Britain’s legendary soft power to convince President Donald Trump to increase his pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.