President Joe Biden made a robust case before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine against Russian aggression, warning that no nation can be secure if “we allow Ukraine to be carved up”.

For Biden, Russia alone is responsible for the war, “and it is Russia alone that stands in the way of peace.” He reiterated that the U.S., as the largest donor to Ukrainian defense, would continue to stand “alongside the great people of Ukraine” and would see it as his duty “for the U.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday made a forceful call for the world to stand up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling for leaders to stand firm in their support of President Volodymyr Zelensky and his nation as the war heads toward its second autumn.