Putin ‘dead wrong’ on Ukraine war says Biden

• President Joe Biden meets with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
• The visit is considered a show of unity.
• Biden said that there would be a discussion about further extending US support to Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is “dead wrong” to believe Ukraine is weak and the West is divided, said US Vice President Joe Biden after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.

“When Putin launched his invasion about a year ago, he believed Ukraine was weak and the West was split. He believed he could outlast us. But he was completely wrong,” Biden remarked.

Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine today to meet with Zelenskyy to “reaffirm our unwavering and unflagging commitment to Ukraine’s democracy”.

The visit is also considered a show of unity only days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“As the world prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, I am in Kyiv today to meet with President Zelenskyy and reaffirm our unwavering and unflagging commitment to Ukraine’s democracy, sovereignty, and territorial integrity,” the US President said.

America stands with Ukraine

“America stands with Ukraine. Ukraine stands, Kyiv stands, democracy stands,” the president said, adding, “Putin’s war conquest is failing. The Russian economy is struggling.”

Biden also said that there would be a discussion about further extending US support to Ukraine. “Today, in Kyiv, I am meeting with President Zelenskyy and his team for an extended discussion on our support for Ukraine,” he said.

“I will announce another delivery of critical equipment, including artillery ammunition, anti-armor systems, and air surveillance radars to help protect the Ukrainian people from aerial bombardments. And I will share that later this week, we will announce additional sanctions against elites and companies that are trying to evade or backfill Russia’s war machine,” Biden added.

This is President Biden’s first trip to a conflict zone. His recent predecessors, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush, all paid surprise visits to Afghanistan and Iraq during their respective presidencies to meet with US troops and the leaders of the respective countries.

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