Biden: "Cool the Blood"...Direct Hit at Putin's 'Nuclear Threat' Declaration (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] U.S. President Joe Biden strongly urged Russian President Vladimir Putin, who declared a "military mobilization order," to stop reckless and irresponsible nuclear threats. He also called for reform of the United Nations Security Council, stating that the global community must stand against Russia.

In his speech at the 77th United Nations General Assembly held at the UN Headquarters in New York on the 21st (local time), President Biden sharply criticized, "President Putin has recklessly ignored the responsibilities of the (nuclear) non-proliferation regime and today once again openly threatened the use of nuclear weapons against Europe." He emphasized, "A nuclear war is a war with no winners and must never happen."

He directly condemned Russia's nuclear threats, saying, "The five permanent members of the UN Security Council reaffirmed that commitment last January, but today we see a situation that undermines it." He added, "The non-proliferation regime is one of the greatest successes of the UN, and we must not allow the world to regress," emphasizing, "Diplomacy is the best way to achieve this."

This speech came just hours after President Putin suggested the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war through state television. In a pre-recorded 20-minute video, Putin announced a sudden mobilization order for 300,000 reservists, stating, "We will mobilize all means to protect Russia," and claimed that the West is applying "nuclear blackmail" against Russia, warning of a strong response in case of emergency.

Amid President Putin's announcement, President Biden's UN General Assembly speech was reportedly hastily revised. Biden had planned to focus his message on the Ukraine war and Russia, but after Putin mentioned the possibility of nuclear weapon use, the tone of the speech was raised to an extreme level, according to CNN.

President Biden continued his fierce attack targeting President Putin. He directly called this war "a very blatant war chosen by one person," stating, "The world must see this absurd act as it is." He added, "This war aims to extinguish Ukraine's right to exist as a nation and the right of the Ukrainian people to exist," and said, "Wherever he is, whatever he believes, the blood must be cooled."

He criticized, "Simply put, a permanent member of the UN Security Council tried to erase a sovereign country from the map," and said, "Russia shamelessly violated the core doctrines of the UN Charter." He pointed out, "Now Russia is mobilizing more soldiers for the war," and "Russia is planning fake votes to annex parts of Ukraine, which is a very serious violation of the UN Charter."

He added, "Upholding the principles of the UN Charter is the duty of all responsible UN member states," and said, "The Security Council members, including the United States, must continuously defend and uphold the UN Charter."

He also urged the global community to stand against Russia and supported Security Council reform to increase the number of permanent and non-permanent members.

President Biden said, "To operate the Security Council effectively, except in exceptional and special circumstances, the use of veto power by permanent members should be restrained," adding, "This is why the United States supports expanding both permanent and non-permanent members of the Security Council. We have long supported offering permanent seats to countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean."

President Biden also said, "This year, the world faced a test, but we did not hesitate and chose freedom and sovereignty," and "We chose the principles that all member states who adopted the UN Charter must follow, and stood with Ukraine."

While condemning Russia's suggestion of possible nuclear weapon use, President Biden mentioned nuclear threat countries once, referring to North Korea. He criticized, "Despite efforts to start serious and sustained diplomacy with North Korea, it continues to blatantly violate UN sanctions."

This remark is seen as a strong warning to North Korea, which continues provocations and is preparing for nuclear tests despite U.S. dialogue efforts, as well as a message urging it to stop provocations and come to the negotiating table. Although the mention of North Korea was quantitatively much less than last year, it showed no change in the North Korea policy stance.

He then referred to the global food crisis caused by the Ukraine war and announced $2.9 billion (about 4 trillion won) in support for food security. He emphasized, "Russia blames Western sanctions and spreads lies," adding, "Our sanctions clearly allow Russia to export food and fertilizer. There are no restrictions." He urged Russia's decision, saying, "Only Russia can end this crisis."

The White House said the $2.9 billion support aims to strengthen food supply amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, inflation, and global supply chain issues, and is based on the approximately $6.9 billion already pledged by the United States.

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