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US President Joe Biden arrived in Kiev on Monday, February 20. During his visit, he spoke at a briefing with Volodymyr Zelensky.
What the US President said during a briefing on February 20 in Kiev – read on the websiteChannel 24.. p>
What Biden said during the briefing
During his speech, Joe Biden announced a new aid package including artillery munitions, anti-tank systems and air surveillance radars to help protect Ukraine from air strikes.
Joe Biden stressed that the war against Ukraine has become the largest ground armed conflict over the past three quarters of a century. The American leader has no doubt that the Ukrainians will continue to win on the battlefield.
This is the biggest ground war in Europe in three-quarters of a century. And you succeeded in it, against all expectations except your own. And I am sure that you will continue to win,” Biden said.
The US President noted that building an international coalition to support Ukraine was a real challenge to his administration.
The collapse of Putin's military campaign
Biden stressed that Vladimir Putin's goal is to wipe Ukraine off the world map. But he has already failed. The US President also stressed that the West will support Kiev for as long as it takes.
According to the US President, Ukraine will face “difficult days, weeks and years,” and the price that Ukraine has already had to bear was extremely high .
The American leader stated that Putin's plans are failing: Russian troops have lost half of the territories they seized, and now the invaders are suffering heavy losses.
“The Russian economy is falling, it is isolated and faces difficulties,” the US president stressed.
Previously, Ukraine was weak, Biden notes, and the West was divided. This is what Putin based his actions on.
He also added that the United States would soon announce additional sanctions against companies trying to avoid sanctions and support the Russian war. According to Biden, this decision has bipartisan support in Congress.
“He (Putin – Channel 24) thought he would last longer than us, I don't think he thinks so now,” he said American President.
