At UN General Assembly, Biden to ask world to stand by Ukraine
By Steve Holland
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will use his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to appeal to world leaders to stand with Ukraine against Russian invaders — and he hopes Republicans in Congress will take notice too.
Biden's address at the annual gathering is the centerpiece event of his three-day visit to New York, which will include meetings with the heads of five Central Asian nations, and the leaders of Israel and Brazil.
Biden, a Democrat, has made rallying U.S. allies to support Ukraine a leading component of U.S. foreign policy, arguing the world must send a clear signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that he will not be able to outlast the West.
«Russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalize Ukraine without consequence,» Biden will say during the speech, according to an excerpt released by the White House. «If we allow Ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure?»
Biden has faced criticism from some Republicans who want the United States to spend less money on the war effort.
Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election, has vowed to seek a quick end to the war if returned to power.
Trump has voiced skepticism about Washington's engagement with traditional allies, including NATO, and has been complimentary of Putin.
House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the leading Republican in Washington, has questioned whether the United States should keep sending billions of dollars in weaponry to Ukraine.
In his speech, Biden plans to argue that Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and occupation of territory is a violation of the founding U.N.
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