LIVE UPDATES: US to Request Emergency UN General Assembly Session Over Referenda - Envoy

"Deploring the Russian Federation’s unlawful actions with regards to the illegal so-called referenda taken on 23 to 27 September 2022 as attempts to modify Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders," the draft resolution says.

"America is fully prepared with our NATO allies to defend every single inch of NATO territory, every inch," Biden said during a press conference. "Mr. Putin, don't misunderstand what I'm saying: every inch. I've been in close touch with our allies ... I've been in close touch with our NATO allies who are united in our resolve to take on [Putin's] his aggression."

"The Secretary General does not believe in any way that communication needs to be halted, on the contrary, in the time of suffering he believes that he can speak to all the parties involved," Dujarric said.

"We are looking very carefully to see if Russia is actually doing anything that suggests that they are contemplating the use of nuclear weapons to date. We've not seen them take these actions," Blinken said. "But we also know that Russia is engaged in horrific, horrific brutalization of Ukraine. And so, the threats that they make, we take very seriously."

"We're also taking action today at the United Nations Security Council to hold Russia accountable for the sham referenda, and the purported annexation of Russia blocks the Security Council from carrying out its responsibilities. We will ask the UN General Assembly where every country has a vote to make clear that it's unacceptable to redraw borders by force, every country has a stake in condemning the steps," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a joint press conference with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly.

"This remains Russia's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, and it does not change our commitment to support Ukraine," he said.

"They discussed their shared concern over Russia’s illegitimate attempts to purportedly annex Ukrainian territory via sham referenda and expressed their firm commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In the wake of the apparent sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, they discussed protection of critical infrastructure," the White House said in a statement.