Marking one year of war in Ukraine, U.N. chief denounces Russia

Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba speaks during a high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and to consider the adoption of a resolution on Ukraine, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., February 22, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a violation of the founding U.N. Charter and international law and called out Russian threats about possible use of nuclear weapons.

Since Moscow invaded its neighbor on Feb. 24 last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly hinted that Russia could use a nuclear weapon if threatened.