WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone Sunday, reaffirming that the U.S. and its allies would respond “swiftly and decisively” if Russia decides to invade the country.
“President Biden reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” and he “made clear that the United States would respond swiftly and decisively, together with its allies and partners, to any further Russian aggression against Ukraine,” according to a White house description of the conversation.
Biden and Zelenskyy, the White House said, “agreed on the importance of continuing to pursue diplomacy and deterrence in response to Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine’s borders.” The last time the two leaders spoke was Jan. 2.
Their call, which lasted about 50 minutes, came a day after Biden warned his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that the consequences of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which U.S. officials have said could be imminent, would be “swift and severe,” according […]
We do not need another war!
I suspect the arms manufacturers and central bankers believe otherwise.
Obviously I must agree with you again, Lauren.
This is what occurs when elites are not punished, but rewarded, for failure. They need to learn nothing from Afghanistan because they paid no price. This behaviour will continue until there is accountability.