Kamala Harris stands by Ukraine and NATO as she accepts Democratic nomination

Harris made a forceful defence of Ukraine and NATO in her speech as she lambasted Donald Trump's past comments on the war in Ukraine.

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00:00Kamala Harris pledged her ongoing support for Ukraine's war against Russia on Thursday

00:06as she officially accepted the Democratic nomination to run for president in November's

00:10election.

00:11She criticized Republican candidate Donald Trump's past comments on the war in her speech.

00:17"...on space and artificial intelligence, that America, not China, wins the competition

00:24for the 21st century, and that we strengthen, not abdicate, our global leadership."

00:31"...Trump, on the other hand, threatened to abandon NATO.

00:45He encouraged Putin to invade our allies, said Russia could, quote, do whatever the

00:52hell they want.

00:56Five days before Russia attacked Ukraine, I met with President Zelensky to warn him

01:02about Russia's plan to invade.

01:05I helped..."

01:06Harris reaffirmed her support for NATO, which has been helping Ukraine fight the war for

01:10nearly two and a half years.

01:13There was no shift in position from the Biden administration on Israel, with Harris saying

01:18she would always defend America's key ally, but she said it was time to end the more-than-10-month

01:24war in Gaza.

01:26Harris also blasted Trump for cozying up to tyrants like North Korea's King Jong-un.

01:31Voters in the United States head to the polls on November 5.