“PUTIN IS NOT GOING TO STOP AT UKRAINE”: BIDEN

Sun 09 June 2024:

US President Joe Biden warned that Vladimir Putin would “not stop” at Ukraine, accusing The Kremlin of harbouring the ambitions of territorial ambitions. He was speaking on Saturday (June 8) while pledging support for Ukraine amid its war with Russia.

“Putin is not going to stop at Ukraine,” Biden said alongside French President Emmanuel Macron after talks in Paris.

“All of Europe will be threatened, we are not going to let that happen,” Biden told journalists during his state visit to France.

“The United States is standing strong with Ukraine. We will not, I say it again, walk away,” he added.

Macron told Biden in front of reporters: “I thank you, Mr President, for being the president of the world’s number one power but doing it with the loyalty of a partner who likes and respects the Europeans.”

Both Biden and Macron on Friday (June 7) met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris and vowed that the two countries will continue supporting Ukraine’s war-effort against Russian offensive.

Biden has been in France since Wednesday (June 5). The US president took part in this week’s commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that changed the course of World War II.

Earlier on Friday (June 7), Biden, in a veiled reference to Donald Trump’s political resurrection in the United States, called for the need to protect the American democracy. The 81-year-old US leader also drew parallels between World War II and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Biden is set to face his predecessor and Republican rival Donald Trump later this year in the November presidential elections. Trump has repeatedly expressed his displeasure with other NATO allies of the US on a number of matters including the issue to equitable financial contribution.

“We have shown the world again the power of allies and what we can achieve when we stand together,” said Biden.

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