KYIV, Sept 25 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy notes that resistance to domestic reforms and war due to external aggression by the Russian Federation impede the achievement of sustainable development goals by the country.

"No state can achieve sustainable development without peace and a sense of security. Sustainable development is impossible under the sounds of gunshots and explosions, it is impossible where aggressive geopolitical strategies applauding the invasion of other states and violation of human rights and freedoms prevail," Zelensky stressed during the participation in the Leaders Dialogue at the UN SDG Summit as part of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York (U.S.).