Putin's war has failed, promise to continue support for Ukraine, says Biden at UN

Addressing UN leaders for the last time as US President, Joe Biden on Tuesday said that the good news is that “Putin’s war has failed at his core aim” and promised to continue to support Kyiv until it achieves a “durable peace”.

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“He set out to destroy Ukraine, but Ukraine is still free. He set out the weaken Nato, but Nato is bigger, stronger, more united than ever before, with two new members, Finland and Sweden, but we cannot let up. The world now has another choice to make. Will we sustain our support to help Ukraine win this war, to preserve its freedom, or walk away and let aggression be renewed and a nation be destroyed,” said Biden.

“I know my answer. We cannot grow weary. We cannot look away, and we will not let up on our support for Ukraine, not until Ukraine wins a just and durable peace in the UN Charter,” added the President.

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Biden also urged a diplomatic solution as Israel strikes Hezbollah targets, warning against a “full-scale war” in Lebanon.

“Full-scale war is not in anyone’s interest. Even though the situation has escalated, a diplomatic solution is still possible,” Biden said.

He also urged Israel and Hamas to finalise a months-old ceasefire proposal, telling the United Nations he was committed to ending the Gaza war.

“Now is the time for the parties to finalise its terms,” he said of the deal brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

The deal will “bring the hostages home and secure security for Israel and Gaza free from Hamas’s grip, ease the suffering in Gaza and end this war,” Biden told the UN General Assembly.

With inputs from agencies