US President Joe Biden will make an official visit to Poland on Tuesday and Wednesday, for the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. He will send a strong “message” to Vladimir Putin according to a White House spokesperson, who adds that Joe Biden will support Ukraine “as long as it takes”.
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4:05 a.m .: Biden in Poland with a “message” for Putin
Joe Biden will support Ukraine “as long as it takes”: the American president will visit Poland on Tuesday and Wednesday with a firm “message” for Vladimir Putin, a year after the start of the war and at a decisive moment in the dispute.
The US president will speak during a solemn address at the palace in Warsaw on Tuesday. From this emblematic place in Polish history and three days before the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Joe Biden will “send a message to (Vladimir) Putin as much as to the Russian people”, a doorman said on Friday. – White House spokesman, John Kirby. “We can proudly say that our support for Ukraine remains unwavering and that (…) the international coalition supporting Ukraine is stronger than ever,” he said, repeating that the United States United would support Kiev “as long as necessary”.
With AFP
Source: France 24
