Russia's invasion should 'make your blood run cold'

Russia has "shamelessly" violated core tenets of the United Nations and the world must stand behind Ukraine as it attempts to fend off Russia's brutal invasion, President Joe Biden said Wednesday.

Russia's attacks on schools, hospitals and rail stations "should make your blood run cold," he said.

Biden, speaking before the U.N. General Assembly in New York, said Russian President Vladimir Putin is "pumping out lies" by blaming the West for the war he started. If Russia or any nation can pursue their imperialist ambitions without consequences "we put at risk everything this institution stands for," he said. 

Putin, who is not attending the annual gathering of world leaders, announced a partial military mobilization in a televised address to his nation Wednesday as Ukraine's counteroffensive continued to push his invasion troops back toward the Russian border.

"You cannot seize a nation's territory by force," Biden said. "The only country standing in the way of that is Russia, so we, each of us in this body ... must be clear, firm and unwavering in our resolve. Ukraine has the same rights that belong to every sovereign nation. We will stand in solidarity with Ukraine. We will stand in solidarity against Russia's aggression, period."

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