US President Joe Biden spoke this Wednesday (21) at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Biden opened his speech by talking about the invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Let’s be clear, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council invaded the neighbor, tried to erase the sovereign state from the map,” he said.
“Russia has blatantly violated the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations,” he pointed out.
The US president has directly blamed the global food crisis on Russia, accusing the country of “pumping lies” about Western sanctions amid the war in Ukraine.
“Russia is spreading lies, trying to blame the crisis on sanctions imposed by many around the world for the aggression against Ukraine. So let me be perfectly clear about one thing: our sanctions explicitly allow Russia the ability to export food and fertilizer. No limitation,” he said at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
“It is Russia’s war that is worsening food insecurity, and only Russia can end it,” he added.
Biden addressed Putin’s speech announcing an immediate partial mobilization of Russian citizens and making a veiled nuclear threat: “President Putin has made overt nuclear threats against Europe and a reckless disregard for the responsibilities of a non-proliferation regime. Now, Russia is calling up more soldiers to join the fight, and the Kremlin is organizing a fake referendum to try to annex parts of Ukraine – an extremely significant violation of the UN charter.”
“This world should see these outrageous acts for what they are,” he added.
The US president praised the UN for helping broker a grain export deal with Ukraine and Russia and encouraged an extension. According to him, around 193 million people worldwide are experiencing acute food insecurity, “a jump of 40 million in one year”. He also announced $2.9 billion in US support for food and humanitarian assistance.
Biden said he supports increasing the number of permanent and non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. “This includes permanent seats for the nations we have long supported – countries in Africa, Latin America and the Carib (…) The time has come for this institution to become more inclusive so that we can better respond to the needs of today’s world,” he said. .
He also added that the UNSC’s permanent members must consistently uphold the UN charter.
*Posted by Marina Toledo
Source: CNN Brasil
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