Blinken vows to not let Putin 'get away' with war in Ukraine | USA TODAY

Sec. of State Antony Blinken told members of the United Nations Security Council that they can't let "Putin get away with" his invasion of Ukraine. RELATED: Democracy in peril, rising political tension, and what we can do https://bit.ly/3BYKWMn U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to condemn the nuclear saber-rattling of council member Russia, repeating President Joe Biden's description of those threats as "reckless.'' The day before, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country will “certainly use all means available to us” to defend the country and its people, his latest veiled reference to Russia's nuclear arsenal since ordering the invasion of Ukraine in February. “Every council member should send a clear message that these reckless nuclear threats must stop immediately,” Blinken said. On Wednesday night, new British Prime Minister Liz Truss accused Putin of “desperately trying to justify his catastrophic failures” with “more bogus claims and saber-rattling threats.” Thursday's Security Council meeting focused on demanding accountability for the abuses and atrocities the West accuses Russia of committing in Ukraine, but no concrete action is expected because Russia has veto power. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3SkM0zo » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Russia #Ukraine #UnitedNations