Russia ‘shamelessly violated’ UN Charter with war in Ukraine, says Biden

Russia ‘shamelessly violated’ UN Charter with war in Ukraine, says Biden
US president Joe Biden addresses the United Nations General Assembly (Mary Altaffer/AP)

US president Joe Biden declared at the United Nations today that Russia had “shamelessly violated the core tenets” of the UN with its “brutal, needless war” in Ukraine.

He said the war was an affront to the heart of what the international body stood for as he looked to rally allies to stand firm in backing the Ukrainian resistance.

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