{
  "id": 9396579,
  "title": "Zelenskyy calls Putin ‘Patient Zero’ of war, urges more sanctions against Russia at UNGA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/zelenskyy-calls-putin-patient-zero-of-war-urges-more-sanctions",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:13:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/zelenskyy-calls-putin-patient-zero-of-war-urges-more-sanctions-against-russia-at-unga-101790190388576.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, condemning Russia's Vladimir Putin as the \"Patient Zero\" of the ongoing war. Zelenskyy urged more economic sanctions against Russia, similar to those imposed by the US, emphasizing that Russia's revenues must remain a target. He lamented that Putin \"keeps spreading war\" and called for limiting trade with the aggressor to shorten the conflict. Zelenskyy's remarks came after Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a closed-door session at the UN, where both parties expressed interest in a limited ceasefire targeting energy infrastructure. Rubio stated that while this wouldn't resolve the war, it could alleviate global pressures resulting from the conflict.",
  "summary": "Zelenskyy at UNGA called Putin “Patient Zero” of war and urged stronger Russia sanctions along the lines of Russia sanctions act.",
  "key_points": [
    "Zelenskyy calls Putin 'Patient Zero' of war",
    "Urges more economic sanctions against Russia",
    "Calls for limiting trade with aggressor"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "‘Putin is patient zero. He must be stopped,’ Zelensky tells U.N. General Assembly",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/putin-is-patient-zero-he-must-be-stopped-zelensky-tells-u-n-general",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:18:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}