Vladimir Putin Dead Wrong To Think Ukraine Weak: US Prez Joe Biden

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

“When Putin launched his invasion nearly one year ago, he thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided. He thought he could outlast us. But he was dead wrong,” Biden said.

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 being seen as a gesture of solidarity days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country.

“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. 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.

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