Biden to mount defenses of Ukraine and democracy in address to U.N. General Assembly

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President Joe Biden is set to address the General Assembly early Tuesday at United Nations headquarters in Manhattan.

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Update: Biden says Ukraine must not be ‘carved up,’ as Republicans challenge funding for that nation’s war vs. Russia

He was expected to discuss Ukraine’s defense against the 19-month-old Russian invasion and democracy in the U.S. and around the world.

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was also slated to address the assembly.

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