the Russian invasion overnight, Russia's President Vladimir Putin
announced a draft of hundreds of thousands of military reservists.
President Biden and the world are responding today at the annual
U UN General Assembly. Nick Schifrin is in New York and he begins
our coverage.
On the 210th day of Russia's war in Ukraine, as a Russian rocket
left yet another Ukrainian home a mangled mess
as Ukrainian soldiers maintain their momentum victim Russian occupiers
and capturing equipment as Russian troops flee for their lives. President
Vladimir Putin launched Russia's largest mobilization since World
War two
Reach good. Even that which is teaching only military reservists,
primarily those who served in the armed forces will be called up.
I have already signed the executive order on partial mobilization
that Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu promised to deploy an additional
300,000 veterans, doubling the number of Russian troops already committed
to Ukraine.
And in an echo of 2014 in Crimea, Putin endorsed referenda and occupied
Ukrainian territory that the U. S. Believes will lead to annexation
is dealing. We will do everything necessary to create safe conditions
for these referenda so people can express their will, and we will
support their choice for the future.
Western weapons have helped Ukraine survive and beat Russia back.
Putin said The West quote had gone too far and unleashed with the
US today called a nuclear threat. Country has different types of
weapons as well, and some of them are more modern than the weapons.
NATO countries have in the event of a threat to the territorial integrity
of our country and to defend Russia and our people. We will certainly
make use of all weapons systems available to us. This is not a bluff
nations can pursue their imperial ambitions.
Without consequences.
Then we put it risk.
Everything is very institution stands for 4500 Miles away, President
Biden addressed the annual UN General Assembly that Putin annually
boycotts and called Putin's ambitions in Ukraine. Total war is about
extinguishing Ukraine's right to exist as a state.
Plain and simple.
And Ukraine's right
To exist as a people.
Whoever you are, wherever you live, whatever you believe that should
make your blood run cold. Biden called the war a shameless violation
of the very principle in which the U. N was founded. You cannot seize
the nation's territory by force.
The only country
Standing in the way of that.
Is Russia greetings to all people of the world this afternoon, Ukrainian
President
Lansky urged the world to help Ukraine quickly before Russia can
freeze the front lines ahead of the winter. It was to prepare
Fortifications on occupied land and carry out military mobilization
at home. We cannot agree to delayed war because it will be even hotter
than the world now.
For us.
This is the word for life
in Moscow. The mobilization sparked fury. A rare demonstration against
the war ended with what independent rights groups said. We're more
than 1000 arrests, men and women chosen to represent the vast majority
of mankind in this new effort to make life safe for the ordinary
citizens throughout the Globe General Assembly launched 76 years
ago in the aftermath of two World wars. In one generation President
Biden harked back to the 1946 delegates decision to try and bridge
a divide.
Guided world and today ended with a rallying cry of Hope Challenge
we face today are great indeed.
But our capacity is greater.
Our commitment must be greater. Still.
We're not passive witnesses to history.
We are the authors of history.
We can do this.
We have to do it.
For ourselves.
And for our future.
For humankind.
This is the first the very structure of the United Nations. Russia,
of course, has a permanent veto on the Security Council prevents
this institution from having very much influence over the war in
Ukraine, and that means Judy. The war will be determined by the Ukrainian
military.
To fight back against Russia and the West ability.
Being the support that Ukraine so badly needs
because Nick a lot going on and you were telling us There's also
been talk today in New York about what has happened at these apparition
nuclear plant, the largest nuclear plant in Europe, that there's
discussion about its safety. What can you tell us about that flag
as well? Essentially saying Rafael Grossi, the director general of
the IAEA, the UN's nuclear watchdog, is here doing shuttle diplomacy.
He met earlier today with Ukrainian foreign Minister
And then after that, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
to try and create a safe zone around that plant that would include
removing the Russian vehicles that are inside the plant and getting
Russia to stop doing what the U. S believes it is doing, and that's
deliberately sabotaging the electricity lines going in and out of
the Eurasia nuclear power plant. Now the electricity concerns as
a bait have abated in the last week or so, Judy. But there was a
new incident today that Grossi detailed that a pool.
Were spent nuclear fuel is cooled actually stopped operating because
there was an explosion at a nearby pipeline. Lastly, duty just a
little bit of good news. There has been a prisoner swap between Ukraine
and Russia, moderated by the Saudis, and that includes the release
of two Americans who had been held for three months and who had been
sentenced to death. They are now free tonight. Interesting timing
there.
And finally, Nick. We know that Iran's president Ibrahim raises spoke
today at the UN tell us what he said. Food insecurity breezy, spoke
at the U. N and was defiant. At one point, he even held up a photo
of Qasem Soleimani. That is, of course, the former Kouds Force commander
that was killed by a US drone during the Trump administration, Raisi
said that we will continue down that path, steadfastly referring
To the nuclear advancements that his country has made since leaving
the Iran nuclear deal. But what he did not address Judy are those
protests that have spread throughout Iran over the last five days
over the death of a 22 year old who died in Iranian custody in those
protests, seven people have been killed. Those protests continued
today and today, Judy President Biden said of the protest. We stand
with the women of Iran.
Are simply demonstrating for their basic rights.
Nick Schifrin reporting on it all for us from the United Nations