Biden assures Ukraine that Russian attack would have 'fast and decisive' response

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)The President of the United States, Joe Biden. | Photo: Facebook/Casa Branca

The presidents of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the United States, Joe Biden, spoke this Sunday (10), by phone, about the threat of a Russian attack, the day after the American had warned the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, about “severe harm” if he invades the neighboring country.

According to the White House, Biden “reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” and “made it clear that the United States would respond quickly and decisively, together with their allies and partners, to any further Russian aggression against Ukraine.” “The two leaders agreed on the importance of continuing to pursue diplomacy and deterrence in response to Russia’s military escalation on the French fronts. Ukraine”, said the US government.

Earlier on Sunday, Zelensky’s spokesman Sergii Nykyforov said the call would focus around ongoing diplomatic efforts to achieve de-escalation. Biden informed the Ukrainian president about the conversation he had with Putin on Saturday (), in which he conveyed that, although the United States is prepared for a diplomatic path, they are “equally prepared” for different scenarios.

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