US President Joe Biden maintained constant contact with Ukrainian colleague Vladimir Zelensky throughout the war, and it was “especially nice” to meet in person. With these words, the head of the White House began a press conference upon completion of negotiations by the Ukrainian leader, BBC reports.
Biden said that their meeting with the President of Ukraine takes place after 300 days of the war, when the Russian president “strengthen his cruel attacks” to Ukraine. The US President called such actions terrible and emphasized that Moscow uses winter as weapons and attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, so that “people suffer from cold and hunger to disconnect people.”
He recalled the support that the United States is provided to Ukraine during the war, and emphasized that it is important for the world to hear Zelensky’s position.
The United States will ensure that the Ukrainian people can continue to defend their country from Russian aggression as much as you need, Biden added.
He also said that both democrats and republicans advocate the help of Ukraine.
CNN journalist asked Biden whether the United States thought about possible escalation from Russia in response to the supply of Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine. In response, the US president emphasized that this option was not considered in Washington, since Patriot is a defense system.
“You are open for negotiations about the honest world,” Biden said, adding that Moscow “does not intend to stop this cruel war.” “What you do is important not only for us, but for the whole world,” he said.
In response to the question of how much the United States is worried about the unity of the coalition of the allies of Ukraine, Biden said that the United States does not consider this issue problematic.
“We have never seen a major invasion of the European country from the Second World War. … We understand that the idea of sovereignty itself at Kon. Putin thought that NATO would weaken, but he strengthened it. He led NATO to unity, to join Finland and Sweden, ”said Bayden.
US President assured that Ukraine will receive” what it needs to protect and success on the battlefield. ” He also said that he spent many hours, proving European partners the need to support Ukraine. At the same time, he emphasized that NATO did not want to start a direct confrontation with Russia and the Third World War.