UK PM Liz Truss
Highlights
- British PM furious at Putin
- Ukraine criticized the war
- accused of making threats
Liz Truss UNGA: British Prime Minister Liz Truss has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of making “aggressive threats” to defend his failed military campaign against Ukraine. Truss, in his maiden address to the United Nations (UN), is likely to point out that the global body’s founding principles are under threat because of the aggressive attitude of power-rich nations. In her maiden address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Truss will refer to the Ukraine war and describe it as a fight for “our values ​​and the security of the whole world”.
She lauded Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II, calling her a symbol of what the United Nations stands for. Truss’s office has already released the contents of the Prime Minister’s address. Responding to Putin’s statement of mobilizing “reserve troops” and taking every measure (with reference to nuclear weapons) to defend Russia, the truce accused the Russian leader of “trying hard to justify its catastrophic failures”. have put. Truss said, ‘It’s not going to work. The international alliance is strong. Ukraine is strong.’ Truss will address the United Nations on the same day Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the global body via video link.
Biden accuses Russia
US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Russia had “shamefully violated the basic principles” of the UN Charter by engaging in a “brutal and needless” war with Ukraine. During his address to the United Nations, Biden strongly condemned the Russian attack, saying there are “heartbreaking” reports of Russia’s atrocities against civilians in Ukraine.
We will stand united – Biden
He said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new threat to attack Europe with nuclear weapons shows that Russia is irresponsibly flouting its provisions despite being a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Biden said, ‘We will stand united against Russia’s attack.’ Referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on Wednesday of a partial deployment of 300,000 reserve troops, Biden said the move was being opposed in Russia.
Violation of the basic principles of the UN Charter
Biden said in his address, “A permanent member of the United Nations Security Council has attacked his neighbor, attempted to wipe a sovereign nation off the map.” Russia has shamefully violated the basic principles of the UN Charter. Biden called on all countries to speak out against Russia’s “brutal, unnecessary war” and strengthen Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself.
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