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The US president urged Republicans to unblock military aid to Kiev in his State of the Union address | The US president urged Republicans to unblock military aid to Kiev in his State of the Union address |
The US will not stop supporting Ukraine during its conflict with Russia, President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address on Thursday night. | The US will not stop supporting Ukraine during its conflict with Russia, President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address on Thursday night. |
Russian President Vladimir Putin is hell-bent on “sowing chaos around Europe,” Biden claimed. | Russian President Vladimir Putin is hell-bent on “sowing chaos around Europe,” Biden claimed. |
“If anybody in this room thinks Putin will stop in Ukraine, I assure you he will not,” Biden told Congress. He went on to renew his appeal to House Republicans to stop blocking additional military aid to Kiev. | “If anybody in this room thinks Putin will stop in Ukraine, I assure you he will not,” Biden told Congress. He went on to renew his appeal to House Republicans to stop blocking additional military aid to Kiev. |
“Ukraine can stop Putin if we stand with Ukraine and provide the weapons it needs to defend itself,” he said. | “Ukraine can stop Putin if we stand with Ukraine and provide the weapons it needs to defend itself,” he said. |
“My message to President Putin – who I’ve known for a long time – is simple: We will not walk away. We will not bow down. I will not bow down.” | “My message to President Putin – who I’ve known for a long time – is simple: We will not walk away. We will not bow down. I will not bow down.” |
Addressing legislators and foreign dignitaries at the US Capitol, Biden reiterated that his administration has no plans of sending American troops to directly fight Russia. | |
“[The Ukrianians] are not asking for American soldiers. In fact, there are no American soldiers in the war in Ukraine and I’m determined to keep it that way,” he stressed. | “[The Ukrianians] are not asking for American soldiers. In fact, there are no American soldiers in the war in Ukraine and I’m determined to keep it that way,” he stressed. |
The GOP has been refusing to back Biden’s $61 billion aid package for Ukraine, while hoping to pressure the White House into a crackdown on illegal migration. | The GOP has been refusing to back Biden’s $61 billion aid package for Ukraine, while hoping to pressure the White House into a crackdown on illegal migration. |
Russia has repeatedly cited NATO’s continuing expansions eastward and the US-led bloc’s cooperation with Kiev as one of the key causes of the current conflict. | Russia has repeatedly cited NATO’s continuing expansions eastward and the US-led bloc’s cooperation with Kiev as one of the key causes of the current conflict. |
In an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson last month, Putin said that Russia has no intention of attacking NATO members unless it would be forced to act in self-defense. Putin further argued that Western countries have been “falsely” portraying Russia as a threat to stoke fear. | In an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson last month, Putin said that Russia has no intention of attacking NATO members unless it would be forced to act in self-defense. Putin further argued that Western countries have been “falsely” portraying Russia as a threat to stoke fear. |