Biden on UN resolution: World has sent a clear message to Moscow

This is said in a statement of U.S. President Joe Biden on the UN resolution entitled “Territorial integrity of Ukraine: defending the principles of the Charter of the United Nations."

“Today, the overwhelming majority of the world—nations from every region, large and small, representing a wide array of ideologies and governments – voted to defend the United Nations Charter and condemn Russia’s illegal attempt to annex Ukrainian territory by force. The stakes of this conflict are clear to all—and the world has sent a clear message in response: Russia cannot erase a sovereign state from the map. Russia cannot change borders by force. Russia cannot seize another country’s territory as its own. Ukraine is entitled to the same rights as every other sovereign country. It must be able to choose its own future, and its people must be able to live peacefully inside its internationally recognized borders,” the statement says.

Biden said that nearly eight months into this war, the world has just demonstrated that “it is more united, and more determined than ever to hold Russia accountable for its violations”.

“Together with the UN General Assembly, we will not tolerate illegal attempts at annexation or the theft of a neighbor’s land by force. We will stand up for international law, the UN Charter, and the rights and protections it affords to Ukraine and its people – and to every state and people everywhere,” the U.S. president summarized.

As reported by Ukrinform, the UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution entitled "Territorial integrity of Ukraine: defending the principles of the Charter of the United Nations," which condemns Russian pseudo-referendums held in occupied Ukrainian territories. As many as 143 countries voted in favor of the resolution, five countries voted against it, and 35 abstained. Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Nicaragua and Syria voted against the document.

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