“This war extinguishes Ukraine’s right to exist as a state, pure and simple,” said Biden in New York this Wednesday (20), denouncing Russia’s invasion of a neighboring country. started about 7 months ago.
“The world needs to see these absurdities for what they are. If nations can pursue their imperial ambitions without consequences, then we put at risk everything this institution stands for.”
Annexation of new territories
The president said that, this Wednesday (21), Moscow threatened Europe with nuclear weapons, in addition to having called up soldiers for the war in Ukraine. And he reacted to the plebiscite expected to take place in Moscow, which would vote on the incorporation of territories Ukrainians to Russia.
ADVERTISING
“Shameful,” said Biden, asking the international community unite to condemn and resist Russian actions.
security advice
The American president accuses Russia of having “blatantly” hurt Paper of the United Nations, basic document for the accession of permanent members do security advice UN. In addition to Russia, the United States, France, the United Kingdom and China are also permanent members of the group.
In his second year speaking as US president at the UN rostrum, Biden also said that Russia had not been threatened by anyone, despite claiming otherwise. According to the Democrat, Moscow would be sustaining the conflict alone. “The war in Ukraine is a one-man war,” he said.
ADVERTISING
The American also warned about the dangers of investing in nuclear weapons, and cited Russia and China. “A nuclear war cannot be won and must never happen,” he said.
- 'Bombs and bullets will not defend the world from Covid-19', says Joe Biden in speech at the UN (G1)
climate crisis
Joe Biden also took advantage of the speech to send a warning to global leaders about the growing threats posed by climate changes which, according to him, are already causing “death and devastation”.
The president announced that the country will invest 100 billion dollars in developing countries to combat the problem.
ADVERTISING