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US President Biden sees Europe's security at risk because of the war in Ukraine – and fears the US will be drawn into it. Putin must be stopped.
Washington – US President Joe Biden is using Russia's recent violent airstrikes against Ukraine as an opportunity to issue an urgent warning to the US and the rest of the world: the United States could be drawn into direct military conflict with Russia whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was successful in the Ukraine war, Biden said.
“Overnight, Russia launched its largest airstrike against Ukraine since the start of this war,” Biden said in a written statement on Friday (Dec. 29). “It is a stark reminder to the world that after two years of this destructive war, Putin’s goals have remained the same.” Putin wants to exterminate Ukraine and subjugate its people. “This must be stopped,” said the US President urgently.
US President Joe Biden (r.) warns that Russian President Vladimir Putin should be detained in Ukraine. © Imago (montage)
Biden warns on Ukraine war: the risk of the US being drawn in is increasing
The war does not just affect Ukraine, says Biden, but “much beyond”: “It affects the entire NATO alliance, the security of Europe and the future of transatlantic relations”. be involved: “If we allow dictators and autocrats to act ruthlessly in Europe, the risk of the United States being drawn directly into it increases,” said the North American magazine Newsweek in its statement. This would have consequences for the entire world.
Biden therefore called for Ukraine not to be abandoned now. His call comes in a context of crumbling US support for greater military support for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia. Congress has repeatedly rejected a $110 billion aid package that would fund weapons for Ukraine and Israel. The approval of new financing is locked in a dispute between Republicans and Democrats. The remaining US aid will expire at the end of the year.
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Biden appeals to Congress for more aid to Ukraine
With its military assistance, the US helped save many lives in Ukraine, he emphasized. “But if Congress does not act urgently in the new year, we will not be able to continue providing the weapons and vital air defense systems that Ukraine needs to protect its people.” Congress must act immediately, Biden demanded. There was already applause on Russian state television about US hesitancy in the Ukraine war.
In the case of Israel, the US government approved an arms package on Friday (December 30), bypassing Congress. Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined that “an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale” of weapons to Israel. (dpa/smu)