Joe Biden warns of global disorder if Russia is not stopped
A strengthened president seeks to rally the world around Ukraine. But many countries want to stay out of geopolitical rivalries
With vladimir putin’s latest nuclear threats ringing around the hall, President Joe Biden came to the un’s headquarters on September 21st to warn the world’s leaders that all of them had a vital stake in defending Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. “This war is about extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist as a state, plain and simple, and Ukraine’s right to exist as a people,” he declared. “Whoever you are, wherever you live, whatever you believe—that should make your blood run cold.”
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Wooing the waverers”
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