Biden Urges Support for Ukraine at UN Assembly

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Biden Urges Support for Ukraine at UN Assembly

Yesterday President Joe Biden addressed the United Nations, condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine and urging global unity. Politico reported that he emphasized Russia’s responsibility for the conflict and called on the UN to stand against aggression. Biden also highlighted the importance of democracies working together to counter autocracies, implicitly urging developing nations to align with the U.S. and its allies.

From Politico:

The president declared the U.N. must “stand up to this naked aggression,” drawing applause from many in attendance, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who will address the assembly later to seek aid for his battered nation.

But the speech also differed from last year’s version in other ways. Biden’s call to stand with Ukraine came nearly 20 minutes into his address, and he showcased a foreign policy vision that extended far beyond the war zone. He spent much of his remarks focused on the developing world, returning to his long-running theme to rally democracies against the globe’s rising autocracies. On Tuesday, he went further, implicitly urging developing nations to turn their backs on Russia and China’s autocracies and join an inter-connected, rules-based order promoted by the U.S. and its allies.

“The United States seeks a more secure, more prosperous, more equitable world for all people, because we know our future is bound up with yours,” Biden said. “And no nation can meet the challenges of today alone.”

Politico explained the speech aimed to promote Biden as a “global statesman” in contrast to the growing public perception of him being “too frail to do the job.”

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