The American president “condemned this unprovoked and unjustified attack” and assured that the United States “will continue to provide support and assistance to Ukraine”.
US President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the White House announced on Wednesday evening February 23, after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “military operationfrom Russia to Ukraine.
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Joe Good”just spoke with Zelenskya White House spokesperson said, adding that details of the discussion would be provided later.
“I condemned this unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces“, continues the American president. Joe Biden also points out that Volodymyr Zelensky asked him “to urge world leaders to speak out clearly against President Putin’s blatant aggression, and to stand with the people of Ukraine“.
The President of the United States, who specified that he would speak on Thursday on the “consequencesfor Russia of this announcement and would meet the same day with his G7 counterparts, also promises to impose significant sanctions against Russia. “We will continue to provide support and assistance to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people“, concludes Joe Biden.
The head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken and the head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin for their part exchanged with the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg “to condemn Russia’s premeditated, unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine and discuss the Alliance’s coordinated responseAtlantic, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement early Thursday.
“The Secretary (of State) and the Secretary General (of NATO) also discussed the next steps to ensure the security of Allied territory, particularly the eastern flank of NATO,says Ned Price.