6 outlets · filed 20 September 2026

Zelensky tells world leaders that Putin is ‘patent zero’ for spreading war globally - but Ukraine has a cure

In his address to the UN the Ukrainian president warned Nato allies Putin is spreading the ‘infection’ of war throughout the world and implored them to crackdown on the Russian leader before the contagion spreads further, writes Sam Kiley

What the coverage shows

All three outlets center the Trump-Zelensky contact and link it to possible movement on ending the Ukraine war. France 24 is the most general, framing the meeting as a discussion of “the path” to ending the war, while the New York Times foregrounds Zelensky’s hope for help ending it “before winter” and says restarting talks with Russia has gone nowhere. Axios is the only one to stress the meeting was set up after a phone call and to connect it to intensifying attacks and a White House effort to broker an agreement.

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