Biden says Russia ‘shamelessly violated’ UN Constitution with pointless conflict in Ukraine | World News

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday stated Russia had “shamelessly violated” the core tenets of the United Nations Constitution with its “brutal, pointless conflict” in Ukraine.

Biden's response got here as he took centre stage on the world discussion board to rally worldwide assist for Ukraine following Moscow's army escalation and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s renewed nuclear threats. “We'll stand in solidarity in opposition to Russia’s aggression. Interval.”

Addressing the 77th Session of the United Nations Basic Meeting at UN Headquarters in New York, Biden stated studies of Russian abuses in opposition to civilians in Ukraine “ought to make your blood run chilly”.

He stated Putin's new nuclear threats in opposition to Europe confirmed “reckless disregard” for his nation's duties as a signatory of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Putin has not attended UN since 2015, the yr he despatched army plane into Syria.

Biden additionally spoke in regards to the penalties of the conflict on the worldwide meals provide. He then pledged $2.9 billion in world meals safety help to deal with shortages attributable to the conflict and the results of local weather change. He additionally praised a UN-brokered effort to create a hall for Ukrainian grain to be exported by sea, and referred to as on the settlement to be continued regardless of the continuing battle.

A day in the past, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Olaf Scholz slammed Putin’s aggression and accused him of “imperialism.”

(With inputs from companies)