Russia violated UN charter in Ukraine: Biden
US President Joe Biden says Russia has 'brazenly' violated the UN Charter in Ukraine. He said this in his speech at the session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday (21 September) in New York. Biden said Moscow violated the core principles of the UN Charter by waging a "brutal and unnecessary war" in Ukraine. News Al Jazeera.
The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly began in New York on Monday (September 19). Due to the corona epidemic, the heads of state and government of different countries of the world have joined this global conference for the first time after almost three years.
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are not attending the session due to special reasons. Ministers are representing them in the session instead.
Biden attended the session on Wednesday (September 21). At the beginning of the speech, he condemned the military operation of Ukraine by calling it 'aggression'. He also alleged that Putin has threatened a new nuclear attack. Said, "Putin's nuclear threat is a disrespect for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty."
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan to deploy reserve troops in the Ukraine war has been severely criticized by the country's President Zelensky. He said that Putin wants to drown Ukraine in a flood of blood by sending reserve troops. Zelensky made the comments hours after Putin's announcement on Wednesday (September 21).
Russia launched a military operation in February this year to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. The operation continued for about seven months after that. In this operation, one fifth of the territory of Ukraine has been occupied by Russian forces.
However, the Ukrainian forces recently launched a counter-attack in order to recover the areas occupied by Russia. They have also had some success in the last few weeks. Kiev has managed to liberate the city of Izium in the northeastern Kharkiv province. Russian President Putin has been virtually silent for the last few days on the withdrawal of Russian forces. However, on Wednesday (September 21), he broke the silence and burst into a rage.
In a televised address to the nation on this day, Putin announced the deployment of a part of the Russian reserve army to the war in Ukraine. For this reason, he ordered about 3 lakh soldiers to be ready for the fight. Putin made the announcement as four Russian-held regions in Ukraine announced a referendum on joining Russia.
"The West wants to destroy our country," Putin said in a speech accusing Europe of threatening Russia with nuclear weapons. Western countries have started a shadow war with Russia. If this continues, Moscow will respond with all the force of its vast arsenal. And Russia has enough weapons to respond.
After Putin's announcement, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that approximately 300,000 citizens with military experience will be included in the reserve army. A few hours after Putin's announcement, the Ukrainian president said in an interview with the German media Bild that Putin actually wants to drown Ukraine in a river of blood.
He also said that efforts to recover the occupied territory will continue. He further said, we will progress little by little as per the plan. I am sure we will liberate our territory.
