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| US ‘will not bow down’ to Russia – Biden | US ‘will not bow down’ to Russia – Biden |
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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 in 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 to send 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 pass 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 expansion 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 Russia has no intention of attacking NATO members unless it is forced to act in self-defense. Putin further argued that Western countries have been “falsely” portraying Russia as a threat to stoke fear. |