President Joe Biden for the second year in a row denounced the Russian invasion of and war against Ukraine at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday and renewed his promise of continued United States support for the embattled country.
“If we allow Ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure? I would respectfully suggest the answer is ‘no,’” he said in a 27-minute speech to the body at its annual meeting in New York City. “We have to stand up to this naked aggression today and deter other would-be aggressors tomorrow.”
Biden said he supports peace efforts, but not on the terms that Russia wants.
“Russia alone bears responsibility for this war. Russia alone has the power to end this war immediately. And it’s Russia alone that stands in the way of peace because the Russians’ price for peace is Ukraine’s capitulation, Ukraine’s territory and Ukraine’s children,” Biden said. “The United States together with our allies and partners…