The reaction of the US president to the recent intensification of the war against Ukraine by the Kremlin chief was not long in coming. Shortly before his major appearance at the World Organization General Assembly, Joe Biden had his UN speech updated.
The US president immediately got to work: he sharply condemned the threat of nuclear war by Vladimir Putin. He called the war against Ukraine a “blatant violation of the UN Charter”. The US president devoted most of his UN speech to efforts to protect the climate and further defend democracy. Referring to the nuclear deal, Biden noted that the US would “never allow the regime in Tehran to acquire nuclear weapons”.
Responding to the announcement by numerous Western states that they would not accept the mock referendums in the occupied territories of Ukraine, Putin had previously made it clear: “If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will use absolutely all available means to destroy Russia and our people.” use resources. That’s not a bluff.” At the same time, the Kremlin chief warned against “blackmailing” Russia with nuclear weapons. “Those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the wind vane can turn in their direction,” the Russian president said.
President of Iran with a sweeping blow
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made a bizarre appearance at the UN General Assembly. Raisi has been called the “Butcher of Tehran” since the 1988 massacres. As fires blazed on the roof of the mullah regime in Iran and security forces bloodily crushed the largest wave of protests, Raisi acted on the UN floor as if it didn’t bother him. This youth uprising in Iran was caused by the death of a young woman beaten to death by the vice squad for violating the headscarf requirement.
After a sweeping attack on “all the oppressors in the world” and a denunciation of the “Zionist regime” (“world’s greatest threat”), President Raisi turned to the current nuclear issue after three times out of speaking time. He made the solemn statement to the UN that Iran was not seeking nuclear weapons. As evidence, he quoted a corresponding fatwa from the Supreme Leader of State and Religion, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
This “is worth more than inspections by international organizations,” Raisi said. Iran is still interested in signing the nuclear deal, but “the rights of the Iranian people must be respected”.
President Erdogan loves Austria again
The meeting between the federal president and his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan was a difficult one, as the Turkish president had literally “cursed” Austria a year ago. Most recently, the Turkish side showed a desire to improve relations. In answer to the “Krone” question about the course of the debate, Van der Bellen expressed himself very diplomatically: “I have the impression that the reservations from then no longer play a role.”
Source: Krone
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