Russian President Vladimir Putin's latest actions have been called out by UN General Secretary António Guterres as he issued a warning in the meeting that also saw the Russian Foreign Minister throw accusations at Ukraine and the West before storming out.
In a televised address, he accused the West of engaging in"nuclear blackmail" and repeated suggestions Western nations wanted to"weaken and destroy" his country.
United Nations General Secretary António Guterres has called out Russian President Vladimir Putin during a general assembly. Picture: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP "The idea of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, has become a subject of debate. This in itself is totally unacceptable," Mr Guterres said in New York.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Ukraine of failing to provide basic rights to the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. Picture: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP "People were denied their pensions, their subsidies, access to education and basic civil rights," he said in his address while ignoring Mr Guterres' earlier comments.
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