WARSAW/MOSCOW — US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been sparring verbally, presenting starkly different views of the world and the Ukraine war, Biden promising to defend democracies and Putin asserting the West was a threat to Russia. In speeches just hours apart on Tuesday (Feb 21), Putin in Moscow delivered a warning to the West over...
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks ahead of the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, during an event outside the Royal Castle, in Warsaw, Poland on Feb 21, 2023.WARSAW/MOSCOW — US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been sparring verbally, presenting starkly different views of the world and the Ukraine war, Biden promising to defend democracies and Putin asserting the West was a threat to Russia.
Challenged to respond to the invasion, Biden said the US and its Nato allies replied: "Yes, we would stand up for sovereignty. And we did. Yes, we would stand up for the right of people to live free from aggression. And we did."Biden went on to say that "there should be no doubt: Our support for Ukraine will not waver, Nato will not be divided, and we will not tire.
China's UN Ambassador Zhang Jun told reporters that the New Start treaty and other instruments are important for the global security architecture, adding that "on these important issues the parties concerned should continue to negotiate with each other in finding a good solution". Russia suffered three major battlefield reverses in Ukraine last year but still controls around a fifth of the country and appears to be making progress in eastern provinces bordering Russia.
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