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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Secretary of State Marco Rubio separately warned Wednesday that Russia's war in Ukraine could spread beyond the country's borders, with Zelenskyy telling world leaders that Moldova, Poland and other European countries could face the risk of Russian expansion while Rubio cautioned that the conflict could "metastasize" through hybrid attacks, sabotage or a misunderstanding.

Zelenskyy issued the warning during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, arguing that Russia's war will not necessarily stop at Ukraine's borders.

The Ukrainian president said Moldova, Poland and other countries in the region were at risk of Russian expansionism and urged governments around the world to increase economic pressure on Moscow to constrain its ability to continue the war.

"Something always seems to stop Putin from saying, 'That's it, enough, peace,'" Zelenskyy said, according to The New York Times, adding that "Russia's finances and Russia's production are what must be stopped if Putin is to be stopped."

Zelenskyy has specifically called for maintaining and expanding sanctions against Russia rather than easing them while Moscow continues its military campaign.

On Tuesday, he urged the European Union to keep Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman under sanctions and called for additional Russian individuals to be added to sanctions lists, saying pressure should be increased on people who enable or profit from President Vladimir Putin's war effort.

"The world needs not a political delisting, but timely and unconditional rollover of individual sanctions, until Moscow engages in serious peace negotiations and takes concrete steps to end its war against Ukraine," Zelenskyy said in a statement Tuesday.

He has also argued that sanctions need to be paired with continued military support for Ukraine, particularly air defenses and interceptors needed to protect Ukrainian cities and infrastructure from Russian missile and drone attacks.

"When someone gives Russia more money, they give this war more time," Zelenskyy said Wednesday, according to the Times.

He repeated his appeal for more air-defense support at the General Assembly, saying Russian ballistic missiles and new jet-powered Shahed drones were among the most difficult threats facing Ukraine.

The warnings come as European officials report growing Russian use of sabotage, cyberattacks, drone incursions and other forms of hybrid activity beyond the Ukrainian battlefield.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Wednesday that Europe was experiencing a rapid increase in sabotage attacks and airspace violations, while arguing that tougher sanctions targeting Russia's "shadow fleet" and military-industrial complex were needed to increase pressure on Moscow. Reuters reported that officials from countries on NATO's eastern flank described the activity as part of a broader Russian effort to test Western resolve and undermine support for Ukraine.

Rubio issued a similar warning about the potential for the war to expand during a news conference in New York following his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

"One of the concerns we have, among many, about the war between Russia and Ukraine is that it could metastasize and spread into other places," Rubio told reporters.

Rubio said the conflict could spread through "a hybrid attack," "a sabotage attack" or "a misunderstanding," according to remarks reported after his meeting with Lavrov.

The secretary of state said Washington was monitoring the possibility closely and had raised its concerns with European governments.

His comments came as the Trump administration continues diplomatic efforts to end the war while maintaining contact with Moscow.

Rubio met with Lavrov for the first time since May, but did not announce a breakthrough after their meeting.

The two also discussed a possible limited cease-fire covering attacks on energy infrastructure, an idea Rubio said could reduce some of the immediate consequences of the war even though it would not amount to a broader peace agreement.

Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is prepared to participate in such an energy cease-fire if Russia also stops attacking Ukraine's electricity, heating and water infrastructure.

At the same time, Kyiv has continued pressing allies for stronger measures against Moscow's ability to finance the war.

The Ukrainian president's argument is that reducing Russia's access to money, technology and industrial capacity would make it harder for Moscow to sustain military production and continue attacks against Ukraine, while maintaining pressure on Russian officials, businesses and other entities involved in the war effort.

Zelenskyy also warned the General Assembly that the longer the war continues, the greater the danger that new technologies could make the conflict harder to control.

"As early as next year, there is a real possibility that A.I., not only people, will decide what happens on the battlefield," Zelenskyy said, according to the Times. "We need peace before we reach that point."

The warnings came as Russia and Ukraine approach another winter of fighting, with Zelenskyy pressing the United States and European allies for additional air defenses, weapons and economic pressure on Moscow.

The United Nations' top political affairs official, Rosemary DiCarlo, separately warned the Security Council Wednesday that "the risk of regional spillover is growing" as attacks intensify and the destruction spreads beyond the battlefield.

For Zelenskyy, the message at the General Assembly was that preventing a wider conflict requires constraining Russia's ability to wage the current one — through sanctions, pressure on the Russian economy and war-production system, continued military support for Ukraine and diplomatic efforts aimed at forcing Moscow toward a negotiated end to the fighting.

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Zelenskyy, Rubio Warn Ukraine War Could Spread Beyond Borders Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Secretary of State Marco Rubio separately warned Wednesday that Russia's war in Ukraine could spread beyond the country's borders, with Zelenskyy telling world leaders that Moldova, Poland and other European countries could face...