New Zealand PM Calls for Global Nuclear Disarmament, Condemns Russian Invasion
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called for a global ban on nuclear weapons and condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in her statement to the 77th session of the United Nations (U.N.) general assembly.
“The only way to guarantee our people that they will be safe from the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons is for them not to exist,” she said.
“That’s why Aotearoa New Zealand calls on all states that share this conviction to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.”
The comments come after Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted at using nuclear weapons in the war….