US President Joe Biden launched a scathing attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin during his United Nations General Assembly speech on Wednesday, September 21, in New York, saying Russia has violated the UN charter.

The speech came only hours after Putin announced a partial mobilisation of 300,000 troops amidst its ongoing war with Ukraine. The war recently completed seven months and Putin’s decision has been criticised by the United States, UK and other NATO allies.

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“A permanent member of the United Nations Security Council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map,” Biden said.

“Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenants of the United Nations Charter,” he added. The US President also termed the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine a “brutal, needless war.”

Biden also urged the other global leaders to take note of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation of 300,000 troops. He also added that the Russian crimes against the civilian residents of Ukraine should make anyone’s “blood run cold.”

In his televised address to the nation on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country will explore all means necessary to defend its territories, indicating the usage of nuclear weapons. Referring to Putin’s remark, Biden said that his Russian counterpart displayed “reckless regard” as one of the signatories of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. He also added that the United States will stand in solidarity against the Russian aggression.

“We will stand in solidarity against Russia’s aggression. Period,” he stated.

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Earlier in the day, United States ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, also criticised Vladimir Putin’s announcement of partial mobilisation. “Sham referenda and mobilisation are signs of weakness, of Russian failure,” Brink wrote on Twitter.

Joe Biden also announced additional funding of $2.9 billion for global food security during his UN General Assembly speech on Wednesday. This is the second time in the ongoing year the United States has committed itself financially to global food security.