“The world will hold Russia accountable”: Biden condemns Putin’s “unprovoked and unjustified attack” as explosions shake Ukrainian capital Kiev and south-east cities
- “President Putin has chosen a deliberate war that will bring catastrophic loss of life and human suffering,” Biden said in a statement Wednesday night.
- Biden said he would monitor the situation in Washington, D.C., and continue to receive regular updates from his national security team.
- He said he would join his G-7 counterparts tomorrow morning and “announce the additional consequences that the United States and its allies will have on Russia.”
President Biden condemned him Russia“An unprovoked and unjustified attack” after Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine and told the Ukrainian military “to lay down their weapons and go home.”
“President Putin has chosen a deliberate war that will bring catastrophic loss of life and human suffering,” Biden said in a statement Wednesday night.
“Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction that this attack will bring, and the United States and its allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia responsible.
Biden said he would monitor the situation in Washington, DCand will continue to receive regular updates from its national security team.
He announced that he would join his G-7 counterparts tomorrow morning and address the country later Thursday to “announce the additional effects that the United States and its allies and partners will have on Russia.”
“We will also coordinate with our NATO allies to provide a strong, unified response that deters any aggression against the Alliance. Tonight, Jill and I are praying for the brave and proud people of Ukraine, “the statement said.
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President Joe Biden condemned the “unprovoked and unwarranted attack on Russia.”
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