UN leaders condemn celebratory reactions to Kirk killing

At the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 24, 2025, world leaders including Serbia’s Aleksandar Vučić, Paraguay’s Santiago Peña and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly condemned social‑media celebrations and divisive responses to the Sept. 10 assassination of U.S. activist Charlie Kirk. They called the reactions a 'sick expression of joy' and a 'macabre response,' warning the episode exposed deep political and emotional fissures with international resonance and noting domestic consequences such as firings tied to celebratory posts.