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Added on the 21/09/2021 17:11:36 - Copyright : France 24 EN
US President Joe Biden accused Russia on Wednesday of violating the core tenets of membership in the United Nations by invading Ukraine and said Moscow was making "irresponsible" threats to use nuclear weapons.
The UN’s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the #coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. In his speech, Russian President Vladimir #Putin urges to rid world trade of 'illegitimate sanctions'.
The UN’s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. In his speech, #China President #Xi Jinping says world must not 'politicize' fight against #coronavirus and warns against dangers of 'clash of civilizations'.
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said support for wartorn Ukraine "will not waver" as he delivered a speech in Poland ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion. "There should be no doubt: our support for Ukraine will not waver, NATO will not be divided and we will not tire," Biden told a crowd gathered outside the Royal Castle in Warsaw.
President Joe Biden reaffirmed the United States' dedication to European security as he opened his meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday, part of a series of consultations with allies to prepare for an even more complicated stage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. “We have to have security in Europe,” he said at the presidential palace in Warsaw. “It's that basic, that simple, that consequential.”