Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during an interview in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 18. (Miguel A. Lopes/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that US President Joe Biden should visit Ukraine while in Europe for the NATO summit in Brussels next week.
“Why not – my very good friend, very good friend of Ukraine Joe Biden, the leader of the global world who is showing leadership now – why doesn’t he come here next week as a token of our solidarity?” Poroshenko, wearing a military vest and surrounded by soldiers in Kyiv, told CNN correspondent Jim Acosta.
According to the White House, the president will travel to Brussels, Belgium, to attend the March 24 NATO summit and also attend the European Council meeting.
“It would be an extremely correct step to demonstrate that the whole world is with us against Russia,” Poroshenko added.
According to the White House, the president will travel to Brussels, Belgium, to attend the March 24 NATO summit and also attend the European Council meeting.
On Tuesday, Biden will “discuss ongoing deterrence and defense efforts” during the NATO summit and reaffirm the US commitment to its NATO allies, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.
“He will also join a planned European Council summit to discuss our common concerns about Ukraine, including transatlantic efforts to impose economic costs on Russia, provide humanitarian assistance to victims of violence and address other issues related to the conflict,” she said. . said.
Poroshenko also called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “crazy maniac” and said that Ukrainians have “impenetrable unity.”
Poroshenko called for increased sanctions against Russia. “We need to take additional steps to strengthen sanctions and increase the supply of weapons to Ukraine so that Putin [go back] to Russia,” he added.
“We are fighting not only for the Ukrainian land. We are fighting for European security, freedom and democracy, for global security. And also for you, for the United States,” Poroshenko said. “My request, please help us save the world. Help us save Europe. Help us save you.”