“Putin was wrong. We were ready “: Biden will say that” dictator “Russian leader” paid the price “for his sanctions and NATO’s response to his invasion in the eyes of the world on his state of the Union
- President Biden will say Biden pays the price for his invasion of Ukraine in his address on the state of the Union
- “He thought he could separate us here at home,” he will say. “Putin was wrong. we were ready ‘
- Excerpts published by the White House
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President Joe Biden will use his address on the state of the union on Tuesday to say that the president Vladimir Putin underestimated NATO and the way the world will unite against its invasion of Ukraine.
“Putin’s war was deliberate and unprovoked. He rejected the efforts of diplomacy “, he will say, according to excerpts published by the White House.
“He thought the West and NATO would not respond. And he thought he could separate us here at home.
“Putin was wrong. We were ready.
With the spotlight on him, Biden will call Russia’s leader a dictator and say he is paying the price for his aggression.
“Throughout our history, we have learned this lesson – when dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos. They are still moving, “he said, according to excerpts from the White House.
“And the costs and threats to America and the world continue to rise.
“That is why the NATO Alliance was created to ensure peace and stability in post-World War II Europe. The United States is a member along with 29 other nations.
‘It matters. American diplomacy matters.
As Ukraine fights the Russian invaders for a sixth day, Biden will blow the trumpet for a united response from the Allies, who have imposed broad sanctions and maintained the flow of arms to Kyiv.
With the spotlight on him, President Biden will use his speech on the state of the Union to call Russia’s leader a dictator and say he is paying the price for his aggression, according to White House clippings.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave an interview in his command bunker, during which he asked President Joe Biden to use his address on the state of the Union to deliver a strong and “useful” message about the Russian invasion.
Smoke rises around Kyiv’s main TV tower after several explosions near its base on Tuesday afternoon
Ukraine will be one of the main topics of the evening.
Among the guests of First Lady Jill Biden will be Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States
Earlier, Ukrainian President Vladimir Green called the president Joe Biden to convey a strong message.
“It’s very serious … I’m not in a movie,” Zelenski, a former comedian, said in an interview at his command bunker.
“I am not emblematic, I think Ukraine is emblematic … Ukraine is the heart of Europe and now I think Europe sees that Ukraine is something special for this world. that’s why [the] the world cannot lose this special thing.
He said he wanted a strong and “useful” message for Russia invasion of Ukraine from the President of the United States, and later tweeted that he spoke to Biden on the phone.
The White House confirmed their conversation and said they had spoken for more than 30 minutes.
Biden tweeted: “I have just spoken to President Zelensky to discuss our continued support for Ukraine – including security and humanitarian aid – as it defends itself against Russian aggression.
“We will hold Russia accountable and our sanctions are already having a devastating effect.”
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