President Joe Biden will deal with the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday morning, advocating for democracy and elevated assist to Ukraine.

Leaders from at the least 145 international locations are in attendance with a couple of notable exceptions: France, the United Kingdom, China and Russia will all be absent, which means 4 of the 5 international locations that maintain everlasting seats on the U.N. Security Council won’t be current.

Previewing Biden’s journey on Friday, White House nationwide safety advisor Jake Sullivan stated a “substantial section” of the president’s speech will likely be dedicated to Ukraine. This summit is the primary time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend in individual since Russia’s invasion started in February 2022. He gave a prerecorded speech to the physique finally yr’s session.

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