US President Joe Biden has termed the war in Ukraine as a war “chosen by one man”.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, he said Russia has made “irresponsible nuclear threats” and that “a nuclear war cannot be won and can never be fought”.
His comments come just hours after Vladimir Putin warned the West he was not bluffing about the potential use of nuclear weapons.
Mr Biden said Russia has “attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map”, adding that the war is about “extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist as a state, plain and simple”.
“Wherever you are, that should make your blood run cold.”
Taking aim at Russia, Joe Biden said he wants the war to end on “just terms”.
He added that he rejects the use of “violence and war to conquer nations and expand borders”.