US President Joe Biden stated that concessions to Russia for ending the war in Ukraine would be unacceptable and undermine international legal order, during his UN General Assembly speech.
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Joe Biden called concessions to Russia against international law for ending the war in Ukraine unacceptable, stating it would undermine the international legal order.
Biden stressed that fundamental principles like sovereignty, territorial integrity and human rights must not change.
Biden said Russia alone bears responsibility for the war, has power to end it immediately, and stands in the way of peace.
Biden stated Russia's price for peace is Ukraine's surrender, territories and children.
Biden said if core principles of UN Statute are abandoned to appease aggression, no member state can be confident they are protected.
Biden said the audience met his words with long ovations.
By blocking Ukraine's grain exports and attacking Ukrainian ports, Russia seeks to escalate global food shortages and blackmail the world into recognizing its conquest of Ukraine's territory
Zelensky made this statement when asked about the possibility of ending up in the same room with Russian representatives during the General Assembly.
US President Joe Biden stated that only Russia stands on the way to peace in Ukraine because the price for Russian peace is the surrender of Ukrainian territories and children.
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