He's the head of state of a member country. Afaik, all member countries have a slot to give a speech at the general assembly. There's probably a slot for observ

He's the head of state of a member country. Afaik, all member countries have a slot to give a speech at the general assembly. There's probably a slot for observer states and other acknowledged non-member states as well. I don't see why Putin would be prohibited from making a speech in the time alloted for speeches either? He's the head of state of a member country as well. And it's one of the permanent members of the security council, so among equal peers, it's more equal. Russia's slot is currently listed as Saturday morning [1], I don't know who will speak. [1] https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/09/15/un-general-assembly-2025-schedule-trump-gaza-al-shara-new-york/ https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/09/15/un-genera...