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February 21 (Reuters) – Fresh from a trip to Kyiv the president Cho Biden Tuesday USA on the anniversary of the invasion of Russia to its allies USAof completely of Ukraine will say that behind and America NATOwill emphasize his support for the eastern flank of
Biden He arrived in Warsaw late on Monday after a surprise visit to Kiev, where he is looking for more weapons as he prepares for a spring offensive against the Russians. Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky was with
Biden He will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda to discuss collective efforts to support Ukraine and USA and other countries military and will thank Poland for helping to deliver humanitarian aid.
In the evening, Biden will speak about how the United States has helped rally the world in support of Ukraine as the war enters its second year.
The White House national security spokesman John Kirby said:President As you’ve heard Biden say over and over again, as long as it takes, of Ukraine will announce that he will continue to be with him.”
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Biden before leaving Warsaw for Washington on Wednesday NATOwill meet with the leaders of the Bucharest Nine, allies on the eastern flank of , and confirm unwavering support for their security.
While Biden was in Kiev on Monday, the State Department announced an additional 460 million US dollars to Ukraine dollars aid, including 450 million dollars worth of artillery ammunition, anti-armor systems and air defense radars and energy infrastructure 10 million dollars announced that he separated.
Biden has not yet agreed to send fighter jets to Ukraine as requested by Zelensky.
A White House spokesman said later this week the United States will announce additional sanctions against individuals and companies “trying to evade sanctions and fill the space of Russia’s war machine.”
Officials in Washington and Moscow apparently alerted Russia before Biden left to avoid the risk of an attack on Kiev while he was there.
Trip Putin’s armed power of Washington and transatlantic military union NATOIt came a day before his keynote address on Tuesday, outlining targets for the second year of what he calls a proxy war against the US.
A year ago, Biden warned skeptical allies that Russia troops Ukraine mass gathering along the borders is a harbinger of war. At the time, even some in his own government questioned the ability of Ukrainians to withstand the invasion, predicting the imminent fall of the capital, Kiev.
Instead Ukraine fighters captured the capital and resisted Russian attempts to control the area.
The war has turned into a nasty conflict that US officials say could drag on for months or even years.
Since the start of the war, the US has aided Ukraine 24 times billion sent more than $100 million in security aid.
Reporting by Steve Holland in Washington, Editing by Ross Colvin and Sandra Mahler
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2023-02-21 10:14:43
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