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Washington, 20 April (EFE).- The President of the United States, Joe Biden, stressed this Wednesday before the country’s defense leadership the need to adapt to the new challenges resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The President made the statements at the beginning of a meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and that department’s “number two” Kathleen Hicks, as well as Chief of Defense Staff General Mark Milley, who is responsible for the various commands of the US armed forces.
Biden noted that the “strategic environment” is rapidly evolving, forcing US plans and the “forces” to be dynamic.
“To ensure the security of the American people, our interests, and the interests of our allies, we must constantly adapt to everything that’s happening in the world,” he said.
Biden recalled that he has been to Ukraine several times during his long career – he was vice president of the Barack Obama administration and a senator for more than 30 years – and that he knows firsthand that Ukrainians are “tough and proud”.
“But I’ll tell you something, they’re tougher and prouder than I thought they were,” said Biden, noting that the military aid the U.S. and its NATO allies are pouring into Ukraine “on a daily basis” has increased since the war began on Feb. 24 in this land flows .
In this sense, the President pointed out that he had “never seen the Atlantic Alliance so united as it is today. EFE
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