In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in which he took aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Joe Biden urged "unwavering" support for the country.
The president spoke at the United Nations General Assembly.
Biden said during the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly that Russia had carried out a pointless war.
Biden asked international leaders to oppose Russia's actions and defend the UN charter, saying that Putin "shamelessly violated" UN principles.
Evidence of mass graves and torture in the town of Izium, which was recently reclaimed by Ukrainian forces after being under Russian control, as well as other war crimes committed by Russia, are proof that the invasion is aimed at Extinguishing Ukraine's right to exist.
He said to make your blood run cold wherever you are.
A member of the UN Security Council tried to remove a state from the map. Biden said that Russia had violated the core tenets of the UN charter.
Hours after Putin delivered his own remarks in a pre-recorded televised speech Wednesday morning in which he announced he would draft up to 300,000 reservists, Biden gave a speech. He claimed that Russia is prepared to use all means necessary to defend the country's territorial integrity. There were referendums on annexation to Russia in eastern and southern Ukrainian regions. The UN charter was violated by the referendum, according to Biden.
There are more than 150 world leaders coming to New York this week for the UN General Assembly, but only two of them, Russian President Putin and China's president. The meeting is the largest annual gathering of leaders and the first in-person meeting since the Covid-19 Pandemic. The war in Ukraine is expected to be a key focus of the meeting, and in opening remarks Tuesday the UN Secretary-General pointed out Russia's invasion as one of the "big dramatic challenges of our age."
Putin hired 300,000 Reservists to fight in Ukranian as he supported referendums in Russian territories.
The Washington Post reported that Biden rebuked Russia in a speech.
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